gun violence
OHSU Researcher Leads Creation Of A Portland-Based Research Center On Gun Violence
A researcher at Oregon Health & Science University and the VA Portland Health Care System recently obtained a grant to create a Gun Violence Prevention Research Center to step up research on gun deaths and injuries, their causes and strategies for prevention.
Mass Shootings Elsewhere Can Cause Anxiety, Regression In Children In Oregon
Dr. Ajit Jetmalani, a child psychiatrist at Oregon Health & Science University, is urging parents to watch for signs of anxiety and depression in their children.
Oregon To Use Medicaid Funds For Violence Intervention
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Lawmakers passed a bill that allocates $5 million to programs offering support to victims of gang violence and seeks Medicaid dollars for future funding.
DC Is Using Public Health Tools to Prevent Gun Violence. Will It Work?
The city’s first-ever gun violence prevention director, Linda Harllee Harper, aims to treat the immediate symptoms and root causes of community violence.
Oregon, Washington Attorneys General Again Sue Trump Administration To Block 3D-Printed Guns
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading a coalition of 21 states, including Oregon, Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut and Washington, D.C., in a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration over newly announced arms export rules.
Trump Wants To Take Guns Away From People In Crisis. Will That Work?
In his response Monday to mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Donald Trump called for an expansion of state laws that temporarily prevent someone in crisis from buying or possessing a gun.
Society Works To Prevent Deaths From Disease, Cars - So Why Not Guns, Panelists Ask
Society expects health professionals, government officials and lawmakers to take action to reduce public health risks from communicable diseases. Safety regulations also aim to prevent vehicle deaths.
Gun Control Vs. Mental Health Care: Debate After Mass Shootings Obscures Murky Reality
After the recent mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., in which 11 people were killed at a country music bar, President Donald Trump struck a familiar refrain: “It’s a mental health problem,” he said of the gunman, Ian David Long. “He was a very sick puppy.”
