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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.
Stable CVI funding means patients get ongoing support, hospitals aren’t left patching gaps, and public health systems can treat violence like the health issue it is. Planning now protects lives later.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Stable CVI funding means patients get ongoing support, hospitals aren’t left patching gaps, and public health systems can treat violence like the health issue it is. Planning now protects lives later.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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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
It's crucial for healthcare providers to advocate for Medicaid stability. Ensuring continued support for gunshot survivors is vital for public health and safety.
www.thetrace.org/2025/10/shut...
www.thetrace.org/2025/10/shut...
Government Shutdown Leaves Some Shooting Survivors in Limbo
Many gunshot victims are covered under Medicaid, a program at risk as Congress battles over spending.
www.thetrace.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's crucial for healthcare providers to advocate for Medicaid stability. Ensuring continued support for gunshot survivors is vital for public health and safety.
www.thetrace.org/2025/10/shut...
www.thetrace.org/2025/10/shut...
The current government shutdown threatens Medicaid funding, potentially leaving trauma centers without necessary resources. This could result in increased mortality rates among gunshot survivors.
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The current government shutdown threatens Medicaid funding, potentially leaving trauma centers without necessary resources. This could result in increased mortality rates among gunshot survivors.
Providers can advocate for evidence-based prevention: secure storage counseling, extreme risk protection orders, firearm safety education, and school-based programs. Collaborative care across health and education systems can save adolescent lives.
injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Trends in firearm death among middle and high-school aged rural and urban adolescents from 2001 to 2022 - Injury Epidemiology
Background Youth are at high risk for firearm-related injury and death. However, research combining children and adolescents into one homogeneous group ignores distinct developmental stages and…
injepijournal.biomedcentral.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Providers can advocate for evidence-based prevention: secure storage counseling, extreme risk protection orders, firearm safety education, and school-based programs. Collaborative care across health and education systems can save adolescent lives.
injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Screening and counseling should be tailored by age and risk. Pediatricians, family physicians, school nurses, psychologists, and social workers should evaluate firearm access, exposure to violence, mental health, and substance use.
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Screening and counseling should be tailored by age and risk. Pediatricians, family physicians, school nurses, psychologists, and social workers should evaluate firearm access, exposure to violence, mental health, and substance use.
Risk factors like substance use, mental health struggles, exposure to violence, and victimization often result in. teens being more likely to carry a gun.
October 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Risk factors like substance use, mental health struggles, exposure to violence, and victimization often result in. teens being more likely to carry a gun.