Firearms

Michigan Minds Podcast: A New Approach to Improving Firearms Safety

Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman Interviewed by Michigan Minds

Auto accidents and firearms are the leading causes of death for children and adolescents in the United States. But while the auto accidents number has largely trended down, the same cannot be said for firearms deaths. Researchers Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman talk about a new effort that takes an injury prevention approach to decreasing firearms deaths among youth.

School Homicides Have Become More Common and More Deadly, CDC Data Show

Rebecca Cunningham Quoted in the L.A. Times

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms what too many students across the country already know: The incidence of mass homicides on school campuses has risen steeply in recent years, as has their toll.

How Children & Teens Die in America: Study Reveals the Widespread & Persistent Role of Firearms

New Research from Rebecca Cunningham

A new study from the University of Michigan shows the firearm death rate, the number two cause of death among children and teens, has stayed the same for nearly two decades.

IN THE NEWS: Guns Kill More U.S. Kids Than Cancer. This Emergency Physician Aims to Change That.

Rebecca Cunningham Featured in Science

Firearms are the second-leading cause of death in children in the United States, after motor vehicle crashes. Rebecca Cunningham, professor of Emergency Medicine at Michigan Medicine and a professor of Health Behavior and Health Education at the School of Public Health aims to change that.

Firearm Deaths, Injuries Among Children: New Website to Accelerate Knowledge, Prevention

New Resource from Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman

Nearly 28,000 American children and teens have died because of firearms in the past decade. A new website from a group led by Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman aims to change that by helping researchers, health care providers, and others tackle the prevention of youth firearm injuries as a public health issue.

Kids and Guns: Geography, Race, and Policy

In May, Zimmerman and Carter presented “Kids and Guns: Prevention Strategies,” a community conversation in Dexter, Michigan, to help local residents understand the risks associated with youth exposure to firearms and strategies for mitigating those risks.