[HTML][HTML] Witnessing community violence, gun carrying, and associations with substance use and suicide risk among high school students—Youth Risk Behavior …

CR Harper - MMWR supplements, 2023 - cdc.gov
Community violence, including homicides involving firearms, is a significant public health
concern. From 2019 to 2020, firearm-related homicides increased by 39% for youths and …

Trends in Adolescent Suicide by Method in the US, 1999-2020

CK Ormiston, WR Lawrence, S Sulley… - JAMA network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Adolescent suicide in the US is a major public health problem, yet temporal
trends in suicide methods by demographics are understudied. Objective To examine …

Pediatric suicide: review of a preventable tragedy

DE Greydanus, A Nazeer, Z Qayyum, DR Patel… - Disease-a-month, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Concepts of suicide are explored in this issue with a focus on suicide in children
and adolescents. The epidemiology of pediatric suicide in the United States is reviewed; …

The link between bullying victimization and gun possession

CN Loes - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite a large body of research exploring the influence of adolescent bullying victimization
on a range of outcomes such as gun possession, scholars know less about the factors …

Perceptions of neighborhood disorder and gun carrying during adolescence: The indirect effect of exposure to violence

J Rosenbaum, A Proctor, S Agboola, M Myers… - Preventive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective As society strives to curb gun violence among adolescents, understanding the risk
factors associated with gun carrying is of critical importance. The current study seeks to …

Exposure to neighborhood violence and gun carrying among adolescents in the United States: findings from a population-based study

P Baiden, Y Park, CA LaBrenz… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Although studies have investigated and found an association between victimization and
weapon carrying, few studies have examined the association between exposure to …

Examining the relation between early violence exposure and firearm-related experiences in emerging adulthood: a longitudinal cohort study

MC Osborne, DE Reidy, JR Temple… - Psychological …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Firearms are a leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults in the United
States. Early exposure to violence, as a victim or witness, is associated with increased risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating an App-Based Intervention for Preventing Firearm Violence and Substance Use in Young Black Boys and Men: Usability Evaluation Study

C Emezue, D Dan-Irabor, A Froilan… - JMIR Formative …, 2024 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Young Black male individuals are 24 times more likely to be impacted by
firearm injuries and homicides but encounter significant barriers to care and service …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep duration, sleep quality, and weapon carrying in a sample of adolescents from Texas

ML Royle, EJ Connolly, S Nowakowski… - Preventive medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Studies are beginning to document an association between sleep duration and a
range of adolescent delinquent behaviors, including weapon carrying. However, little is …

“I Have More Friends That Died Than Fingers and Toes”: Service Utilization Needs and Preferences for Violence and Substance Use Prevention Among Young Black …

CN Emezue, D Dan-Irabor, A Anakwe… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Young Black men (YBM) disproportionately face the most severe forms and consequences
of youth violence (YV) and substance use disorders, but are less likely to access and be …