Understanding risk and implementing data-driven solutions for firearm suicide
Objective:Each year, firearms account for half of all the suicide deaths in the U.S. Research has shown that, worldwide, the most effective way to...
Data and Epidemiology
To effectively study any topic, researchers need accurate and comprehensive data. This is particularly true with gun violence research. Data on this topic has major critical gaps, with no standardized data available on non-fatal shootings. Without the ability to track non-fatal cases of gun violence, we are looking at an incomplete picture of the true burden of firearm injuries.