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Mobilizing healthcare professionals in the movement to end gun violence. A campaign of @bradyunited.org led by trauma surgeon & gun violence survivor @JosephSakran.bsky.social. Learn more and join us at bradyunited.org.
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A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
www.npr.org
"In America, the burden [of addressing gun violence] has often been placed on the shoulders of a few people. What this report is talking about is the collective action that is so critical...to move the needle forward." — @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social #ThisIsOurLane
CVI works. Richmond went from 47 homicides to 2 by centering those most affected in violence prevention. Healing, mentorship, and accountability reduce shootings and heal communities. Medical providers should support CVI—it’s public health in action.
In "Advancing Peace," DeVone Boggan, founder of the gun prevention program Advance Peace, and urban public health scholar Jason Corburn illustrate how to interrupt cycles of violence and create safer, healthier, more equitable communities: bit.ly/4nlfRYm
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
CVI works. Richmond went from 47 homicides to 2 by centering those most affected in violence prevention. Healing, mentorship, and accountability reduce shootings and heal communities. Medical providers should support CVI—it’s public health in action.
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The great people at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention are seeking applicants for summer 2026 research fellowships in Firearm Injury Prevention. Amazing opportunity for the right applicants! @shannonrwatts.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org @halleh13.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The great people at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention are seeking applicants for summer 2026 research fellowships in Firearm Injury Prevention. Amazing opportunity for the right applicants! @shannonrwatts.bsky.social @thisisourlane.org @halleh13.bsky.social
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So far this year, at least 5 children in central North Carolina have been injured after getting their hands on a gun, including a 4-year-old who recently shot himself.
According to state data, about 1/3 of youth firearm suicides and unintentional deaths could be prevented through safe storage.
According to state data, about 1/3 of youth firearm suicides and unintentional deaths could be prevented through safe storage.
Durham accidental shooting the latest to show the dangers of guns around children
There have been at least five instances of children hurting themselves after getting their hands on a gun in central North Carolina in 2025. In Durham on Sunday, a 4-year-old accidentally shot himself...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So far this year, at least 5 children in central North Carolina have been injured after getting their hands on a gun, including a 4-year-old who recently shot himself.
According to state data, about 1/3 of youth firearm suicides and unintentional deaths could be prevented through safe storage.
According to state data, about 1/3 of youth firearm suicides and unintentional deaths could be prevented through safe storage.
"In America, the burden [of addressing gun violence] has often been placed on the shoulders of a few people. What this report is talking about is the collective action that is so critical...to move the needle forward." — @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social #ThisIsOurLane
A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"In America, the burden [of addressing gun violence] has often been placed on the shoulders of a few people. What this report is talking about is the collective action that is so critical...to move the needle forward." — @bradyunited.org Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social #ThisIsOurLane
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Excited to be at #APHA2025 to discuss the public health crisis of gun violence in the U.S. and how healthcare professionals can be part of the solution.
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Excited to be at #APHA2025 to discuss the public health crisis of gun violence in the U.S. and how healthcare professionals can be part of the solution.
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
Patients whose physicians counsel them on secure firearm storage are 3x more likely to make decisions to store guns safely. #ThisIsOurLane
States can use Medicaid to sustain community violence intervention programs—but only with careful planning, strong leadership, data, and cross-sector partnerships. This is critical as both CVI and Medicaid funding face growing threats.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
States can use Medicaid to sustain community violence intervention programs—but only with careful planning, strong leadership, data, and cross-sector partnerships. This is critical as both CVI and Medicaid funding face growing threats.
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In March 2025, the JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from medicine, academia, advocacy, government and industry to develop solutions to reduce firearm violence by 2040.
📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8
📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In March 2025, the JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence convened thought leaders from medicine, academia, advocacy, government and industry to develop solutions to reduce firearm violence by 2040.
📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8
📽️ Hear from the experts themselves and read the report: ja.ma/4hHjJB8
IMPORTANT READ: "Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms" is a blueprint for action coauthored by 41 experts, including @bradyunited.org Board Chair and Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social.
The JAMA Summit on Firearm Violence gathered experts from medicine, policy, engineering, and community groups to develop a plan for reducing firearm harms by 2040.
Learn more in this Special Communication: ja.ma/47URrzB
Learn more in this Special Communication: ja.ma/47URrzB
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
IMPORTANT READ: "Toward a Safer World by 2040: The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms" is a blueprint for action coauthored by 41 experts, including @bradyunited.org Board Chair and Chief Medical Officer @josephsakran.bsky.social.
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Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Proud to share our new @jama.com Summit Report on #FirearmViolence.
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
60 leaders from medicine, public health, tech & community came together to design a roadmap for a safer world by 2040.
5 key actions.
One vision: save lives.
🔗 bit.ly/SaferWorldby2040
Missed our webinar with Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on how CDC & NIH funding for gun violence research? Don’t worry, you can still learn how this work saves lives by watching the recording.
The Future of Firearm Safety Research: CDC & NIH Funding Under Threat
YouTube video by Brady
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November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Missed our webinar with Drs. @docjorich.bsky.social @josephsakran.bsky.social, @emmybetz.bsky.social, @mikeanestis.bsky.social, and Fabiola Plaza on how CDC & NIH funding for gun violence research? Don’t worry, you can still learn how this work saves lives by watching the recording.
Grateful to the Tennessee 11 and colleagues at Yale and UConn (including Advisory Council member @meganranney.bsky.social) for showing what’s possible when people with different views come together. Dialogue, science, and shared humanity are how we prevent firearm injury—and how we heal.
Finding common ground in addressing the national gun violence crisis
A Sept. 25 panel discussion set the stage for dialogue with a screening of The Tennessee 11 documentary at Connecticut’s Legislative Office Building.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Grateful to the Tennessee 11 and colleagues at Yale and UConn (including Advisory Council member @meganranney.bsky.social) for showing what’s possible when people with different views come together. Dialogue, science, and shared humanity are how we prevent firearm injury—and how we heal.
Medicaid is the largest insurer for gunshot survivors in the U.S., covering over 50% of firearm injury treatment costs.
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Medicaid is the largest insurer for gunshot survivors in the U.S., covering over 50% of firearm injury treatment costs.
Check out the relaunched EndFamilyFire.org! It offers updated secure firearm storage resources and an interactive self-assessment. After seeing PSAs, gun owners are up to 5x more likely to seek info and over half improve storage. Share with patients—small steps save lives.
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Check out the relaunched EndFamilyFire.org! It offers updated secure firearm storage resources and an interactive self-assessment. After seeing PSAs, gun owners are up to 5x more likely to seek info and over half improve storage. Share with patients—small steps save lives.
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📣 Reminder: SAVIR is accepting nominations for our annual awards and open Board of Directors seats! This is your chance to recognize outstanding colleagues—or put yourself forward—for leadership and achievement in the field of injury and violence prevention. Learn more and nominate by November 10:
Nominate Today: SAVIR Awards & Board of Directors - SAVIR
SAVIR is now accepting nominations for our annual awards and open Board of Directors seats! This is your chance to […]
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October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📣 Reminder: SAVIR is accepting nominations for our annual awards and open Board of Directors seats! This is your chance to recognize outstanding colleagues—or put yourself forward—for leadership and achievement in the field of injury and violence prevention. Learn more and nominate by November 10:
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Beautiful piece that promotes unity & safety when discussing firearms. It’s not about disarming anyone or shaming — it’s about injury prevention #medsky @thisisourlane.org #pediatrics
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Opinion | The Case for Clinician-Led Firearm Injury Prevention Conversations
Simply starting a dialogue can save lives
www.medpagetoday.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth. Urban high schoolers face rising homicide risk; rural youth face higher suicide risk and increasing homicides. Providers must recognize this as a public health crisis.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth. Urban high schoolers face rising homicide risk; rural youth face higher suicide risk and increasing homicides. Providers must recognize this as a public health crisis.
Thank you to child psychologist Ellen Braaten for naming what so many of us feel: the old reassurances no longer work. As clinicians, we can’t call this “rare” anymore. Gun violence is a public health crisis—and protecting children means taking action.
I’ve been asked to speak many times about gun violence over the last decade….and here are some thoughts on my experience @wbur.org @cogwbur.bsky.social www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
The more I talk about gun violence, the less I have to say
Child psychologist Ellen Braaten wasn't an expert on gun violence when she received a call from a TV producer in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy. But I did know how to comfort and advise parents af...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thank you to child psychologist Ellen Braaten for naming what so many of us feel: the old reassurances no longer work. As clinicians, we can’t call this “rare” anymore. Gun violence is a public health crisis—and protecting children means taking action.
Thank you to the @amjpublichealth.bsky.social for underscoring why research and infrastructure matter. The recent drop in firearm deaths shows what evidence-based prevention can achieve—but progress depends on sustained investment, not disinvestment.
Firearm Violence Prevention in Peril: A Call to Defend Our Public Safety Infrastructure | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thank you to the @amjpublichealth.bsky.social for underscoring why research and infrastructure matter. The recent drop in firearm deaths shows what evidence-based prevention can achieve—but progress depends on sustained investment, not disinvestment.
Shoutout to @acpimphysicians.bsky.social, who reminds us: preventing firearm injuries is part of our lane. Evidence shows secure storage, child access prevention laws, & extreme risk protection orders save lives. Public health approaches, research, & advocacy are critical to protecting patients
Toolkit: Reducing Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths | ACP Online
ACP's policy focuses on keeping guns away from persons most at risk of harming themselves or others. Read more on ACP's stance on gun control here.
www.acponline.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Shoutout to @acpimphysicians.bsky.social, who reminds us: preventing firearm injuries is part of our lane. Evidence shows secure storage, child access prevention laws, & extreme risk protection orders save lives. Public health approaches, research, & advocacy are critical to protecting patients
Adolescent firearm carrying is a serious public health issue. Guns are involved in most youth homicides and suicides in the U.S., far above other high-income countries, with Black and Hispanic male teens disproportionately affected.
October 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Adolescent firearm carrying is a serious public health issue. Guns are involved in most youth homicides and suicides in the U.S., far above other high-income countries, with Black and Hispanic male teens disproportionately affected.
Black women are killed by men at far higher rates than white women—and guns are driving this crisis. In 2023, nearly 75% of Black female homicide victims were shot, most by someone they knew, often during arguments.
October 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Black women are killed by men at far higher rates than white women—and guns are driving this crisis. In 2023, nearly 75% of Black female homicide victims were shot, most by someone they knew, often during arguments.
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"Responsible firearms ownership includes secure storage whether it's safeguarding your firearms from theft, or the insider threat that can encompass a home during a moment of crisis. Creating time and distance in moments of crisis saves lives." - Chris J.
#endfamilyfire
#endfamilyfire
September 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Responsible firearms ownership includes secure storage whether it's safeguarding your firearms from theft, or the insider threat that can encompass a home during a moment of crisis. Creating time and distance in moments of crisis saves lives." - Chris J.
#endfamilyfire
#endfamilyfire
Indigenous women face alarmingly high rates of intimate partner violence and firearm-related homicides — with nearly 35% of homicides involving firearms. We urgently need to invest in targeted prevention and intervention strategies.
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Indigenous women face alarmingly high rates of intimate partner violence and firearm-related homicides — with nearly 35% of homicides involving firearms. We urgently need to invest in targeted prevention and intervention strategies.
Thank you to This is Our Lane Advisory Council member @robincogan.bsky.social and survivor-activist @nelbamg.bsky.social for reminding us that survival is activism. Treating gun violence as a public health issue is how we save lives and honor those we’ve lost.
My deepest appreciation to & respect for @nelbamg.bsky.social of the @yalesph.bsky.social for the invitation to be a guest on her podcast, Shared Humanity. Our conversation explored a shared language for grief and healing, one rooted in both hope and action
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The Relentless School Nurse: Shared Humanity – Conversations That Bridge Grief and Hope
Some connections are born from shared purpose; others emerge from shared pain. My conversation with Nelba Márquez-Greene for Shared Humanity: The Humans Behind the Headlines, a podcast Yale School…
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October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thank you to This is Our Lane Advisory Council member @robincogan.bsky.social and survivor-activist @nelbamg.bsky.social for reminding us that survival is activism. Treating gun violence as a public health issue is how we save lives and honor those we’ve lost.
In 2023, firearms were the most common weapon used by men to kill women. Nearly 65% of female homicide victims were shot. The share of women killed by men with a gun has risen sharply—from 51% in 2011 to 65% in 2023.
October 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In 2023, firearms were the most common weapon used by men to kill women. Nearly 65% of female homicide victims were shot. The share of women killed by men with a gun has risen sharply—from 51% in 2011 to 65% in 2023.