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We are U.S. physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals dedicated to eliminating the American firearm violence epidemic through research, education, and evidence-based policy.
Visit us at standsafe.org for more information.
Also offering CME credits
Visit us at standsafe.org for more information.
Also offering CME credits
Check out our SAFE Speaker Bureau, nation-wide experts on gun violence prevention research who are willing to come speak at SAFE chapter events. Interested in hosting a speaker at your chapter? Register here: forms.gle/2EZbE4ZBa6ov...
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SAFE Speaker Bureau — SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
SAFE Speaker Bureau
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October 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Check out our SAFE Speaker Bureau, nation-wide experts on gun violence prevention research who are willing to come speak at SAFE chapter events. Interested in hosting a speaker at your chapter? Register here: forms.gle/2EZbE4ZBa6ov...
www.standsafe.org/safe-speaker...
www.standsafe.org/safe-speaker...
SAFE Board Member Dr. Brian H. Williams discusses youth firearm suicide in op-ed in Medpage Today. Click the link below!
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
SAFE Board Member Discusses Youth Firearm Suicide — SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
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September 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
SAFE Board Member Dr. Brian H. Williams discusses youth firearm suicide in op-ed in Medpage Today. Click the link below!
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
Make firearm injury prevention education a priority at every United States medical school. Make a donation to SAFE today.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Make firearm injury prevention education a priority at every United States medical school. Make a donation to SAFE today.
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Congratulations to those who participated in their medical school's White Coat Ceremony! And thank you for all you will do to prevent firearm injuries in your future patients by promoting secure firearm storage. Learn how here!https://www.standsafe.org/safe-clinicians-firearms
Clinicians & Firearms — SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
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September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Congratulations to those who participated in their medical school's White Coat Ceremony! And thank you for all you will do to prevent firearm injuries in your future patients by promoting secure firearm storage. Learn how here!https://www.standsafe.org/safe-clinicians-firearms
SAFE is pleased to announce our new Education on Policy Initiative! The goal of this initiative is to provide education to healthcare providers on firearm injury prevention policy focusing on state law and policy. Click the link to explore the webpage!
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September 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
SAFE is pleased to announce our new Education on Policy Initiative! The goal of this initiative is to provide education to healthcare providers on firearm injury prevention policy focusing on state law and policy. Click the link to explore the webpage!
www.standsafe.org/supporting-e...
www.standsafe.org/supporting-e...
Don't forget to register for Stand SAFE Fall 2025 event on September 9th with Dr. Brian H. Williams, who will share the critical shift from federal to state policies in firearm injury prevention work. zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Don't forget to register for Stand SAFE Fall 2025 event on September 9th with Dr. Brian H. Williams, who will share the critical shift from federal to state policies in firearm injury prevention work. zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Are you a healthcare provider who wants to learn more about secure storage practices? Click here to check out our clinician resources: www.standsafe.org/resources-fo...
September 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Are you a healthcare provider who wants to learn more about secure storage practices? Click here to check out our clinician resources: www.standsafe.org/resources-fo...
Make firearm injury prevention education a priority at every United States medical school. Make a donation to SAFE today.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Make firearm injury prevention education a priority at every United States medical school. Make a donation to SAFE today.
www.paypal.com/donate/hoste...
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This September, we are honored to host Dr. Brian H. Williams, an Air Force veteran, trauma surgeon, former congressional health policy advisor, and recent candidate for US Congress in Dallas.
August 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This September, we are honored to host Dr. Brian H. Williams, an Air Force veteran, trauma surgeon, former congressional health policy advisor, and recent candidate for US Congress in Dallas.
SAFE Co-Founder Dr. Sarabeth Spitzer Discusses Treating Firearm Inflicted Injuries in an Episode of "Back to School Shootings" Podcast — SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
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SAFE Co-Founder Discusses Treating Firearm Inflicted Injuries in Podcast — SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
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July 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
SAFE Co-Founder Dr. Sarabeth Spitzer Discusses Treating Firearm Inflicted Injuries in an Episode of "Back to School Shootings" Podcast — SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
www.standsafe.org/updates/2025...
A shoutout to Washington as a recent study shows the percentage of adults reporting secure storage of household firearms increased from 2013 to 2022. Let's keep it up!
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July 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A shoutout to Washington as a recent study shows the percentage of adults reporting secure storage of household firearms increased from 2013 to 2022. Let's keep it up!
www.khq.com/news/study-s...
www.khq.com/news/study-s...
Access to firearms increases suicide rates among physicians as well. SAFE's work to strengthen secure storage education will reduce firearm injuries and death. Check out the study below!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40521337/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40521337/
Suicide among physicians and the role of firearms in the USA: a cross-sectional study - PubMed
Physicians in high gun states have higher suicide rates than physicians in low gun states, because of their higher rates of firearm suicide. This evidence may support suicide prevention efforts in add...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Access to firearms increases suicide rates among physicians as well. SAFE's work to strengthen secure storage education will reduce firearm injuries and death. Check out the study below!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40521337/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40521337/
"""The only friend I had was my gun”: A mixed-methods study of gun culture in school shootings
July 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"""The only friend I had was my gun”: A mixed-methods study of gun culture in school shootings
Want to know where our SAFE medical school chapters are? Visit our website standsafe.org to learn more!
SAFE Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic
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July 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Want to know where our SAFE medical school chapters are? Visit our website standsafe.org to learn more!
Freedom Jones works with communities in Baltimore to stop gun violence. Watch Freedom's story to learn more about how one small intervention can make a big difference at wapo.st/no1videos.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Freedom Jones works with communities in Baltimore to stop gun violence. Watch Freedom's story to learn more about how one small intervention can make a big difference at wapo.st/no1videos.
www.washingtonpost.com/creativegrou...
www.washingtonpost.com/creativegrou...
Congratulations to Ariana Ali on her appointment to SAFE National Board! Ariana is an MS3 at The George Washington University SoM. After surviving the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, she became a passionate advocate for firearm injury prevention through her own nonprofit.
July 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Congratulations to Ariana Ali on her appointment to SAFE National Board! Ariana is an MS3 at The George Washington University SoM. After surviving the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, she became a passionate advocate for firearm injury prevention through her own nonprofit.
Congratulations to all incoming medical students for recieving their white coats. We are confident that you will do great things and change the world!
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July 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Congratulations to all incoming medical students for recieving their white coats. We are confident that you will do great things and change the world!
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
Check out John Hopkins' research on firearm purchaser licensing laws that will inform state policy solutions.
publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
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publichealth.jhu.edu
July 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Check out John Hopkins' research on firearm purchaser licensing laws that will inform state policy solutions.
publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...
Gun injuries are the number one killer of children and teens in the U.S. — but they don't have to be. Brendan Campbell isn't just a gun owner and a parent — he's also a pediatric surgeon who regularly operates on children and teens with gunshot wounds. Watch his story at wapo.st/no1videos.
July 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Gun injuries are the number one killer of children and teens in the U.S. — but they don't have to be. Brendan Campbell isn't just a gun owner and a parent — he's also a pediatric surgeon who regularly operates on children and teens with gunshot wounds. Watch his story at wapo.st/no1videos.
If you are a medical student or healthcare provider, check out this free online Stanford Med course that covers basic firearm terminology, and what we can do in the healthcare setting to prevent firearm injury for our patients. Available for CME credit.
mededucation.stanford.edu/courses/phys...
mededucation.stanford.edu/courses/phys...
July 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you are a medical student or healthcare provider, check out this free online Stanford Med course that covers basic firearm terminology, and what we can do in the healthcare setting to prevent firearm injury for our patients. Available for CME credit.
mededucation.stanford.edu/courses/phys...
mededucation.stanford.edu/courses/phys...
Wishing everyone a safe and happy July 4th! Let's make this July 4th safe for everyone by practicing safe firearm storage and avoiding celebratory gunfire. Check out this link to learn more about safe storage.
www.bulletpointsproject.org/safe-firearm...
www.bulletpointsproject.org/safe-firearm...
July 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Wishing everyone a safe and happy July 4th! Let's make this July 4th safe for everyone by practicing safe firearm storage and avoiding celebratory gunfire. Check out this link to learn more about safe storage.
www.bulletpointsproject.org/safe-firearm...
www.bulletpointsproject.org/safe-firearm...
In observation of the holiday, we are remembering the innocent lives lost to firearm related injuries. Help us keep our neighborhoods safe by securing firearms to prevent harm.
July 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
In observation of the holiday, we are remembering the innocent lives lost to firearm related injuries. Help us keep our neighborhoods safe by securing firearms to prevent harm.
Wishing a huge congratulations to all the new doctors kicking off residency this month — here’s to the start of an incredible chapter filled with learning, resilience, and impact.
July 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Wishing a huge congratulations to all the new doctors kicking off residency this month — here’s to the start of an incredible chapter filled with learning, resilience, and impact.
Important news for our work to keep children safe from firearm injuries. A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states with permissive gun laws vs. strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
Read in NPR: apple.news/AMgxDcUEAQgS...
Read in NPR: apple.news/AMgxDcUEAQgS...
Guns are the leading cause of death of kids and teens, and state laws matter — NPR
A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and t...
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June 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Important news for our work to keep children safe from firearm injuries. A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states with permissive gun laws vs. strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.
Read in NPR: apple.news/AMgxDcUEAQgS...
Read in NPR: apple.news/AMgxDcUEAQgS...