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Protect and provide: Perceptions of manhood and masculinities among disabled violently...

Objective:This study explored how Black men who suffer from disabilities via a firearm negotiated their masculine identities. Semi-structured, qualitative interviews were conducted with 10...

Individual and cumulative firearm violence exposure: Implications for sleep among Black...

Objective:We investigated the relationship between various forms of firearm violence exposure and sleep problems among nationally representative samples of Black (N = 3015) and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)...

Identity, experience, and threat: Assessing key correlates of firearm ownership and...

Objective:The purpose of this study was to examine psychosocial, experiential, and demographic correlates of firearm ownership, carrying, and storage methods. Method:We used a representative survey...

Defensive Behaviors during COVID-19 and the 2020–2021 Firearm Purchasing Surge: A...

Objective:This study examined the extent to which political beliefs and public health behaviors cluster together and define distinct groups of individuals and whether those...

Determining who Healthcare Providers Screen for Firearm Access in the United...

Objective:Healthcare providers are well positioned to screen for firearm access to reduce risk of suicides, yet there is a limited understanding of how often...

Addressing Mental Health Needs of Secondary Homicide Survivors Through a Social...

Objective:Drawing on a social determinants of health framework, death records, and Medicaid data were linked at the individual and family level to examine mental...

Firearm access and suicide rates: An unambiguously robust association

Objective:In this commentary, I aim to contextualize the findings within the broader literature and to provide clarity for readers aiming to navigate the findings...

The impact of firearm legislation on firearm deaths, 1991-2017

Objective:This research study examined the relationship between a state’s total number of firearm laws and suicide and homicide mortality. Even with other state characteristics...