New research from Rebecca Waller and colleagues suggests that restricted access to abortion is linked to increase risk of suicide for women of reproductive age. The research article was featured in Penn Today.
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Fixing abandoned housing can reduce violence
Gina South, John MacDonald, and colleagues found that structural interventions to remediate abandoned housing in low-income, Black neighborhoods were associated with reductions in nearby weapons violations, gun assaults, and shootings in a randomized controlled trial.
The impacts of violence during co-occurring pandemics
Desmond Patton led a novel analysis using focus group and social media data to confirm or reject findings from qualitative interviews, conducted to understand how violence impacted low-income residents of color amidst co-occurring health (COVID-19) and social...
Primary prevention efforts for firearm injury should be directed towards adolescents
A paper led by Joanelle Bailey examines how the incidence of gun violence injury relates to age. The study found those aged 16 years and older experienced the majority of the increase in gunshot wound incidence, suggesting primary prevention efforts should be directed...
Reporting on firearm violence needs to be trauma-informed, survivors say
Sara Jacoby and colleagues examined the perspectives of people injured by firearms with regards to the news media's coverage of firearm violence. The study found that survivors of firearm injury perceived harms including dehumanization, reliving trauma, and threats to...
Long-term health behavior impacts of adverse childhood experiences
Little is known about how survivors of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) manage their high blood pressure, a common and significant long-term effect of ACEs. Carmen Alvarez and colleagues conducted a qualitative analysis, finding the health behavior of survivors of...
Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early to mid-adulthood
Katie Hunzinger and colleagues conducted a study on the impact of contact and collision sport participation on walking gait. The results suggest a history of contact/collision sport participation did not negatively affect the gait of physically active people in early-...
Effect of Abandoned Housing Interventions on Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use in Black Neighborhoods
Gina South, John MacDonald, and colleagues found that structural interventions to remediate abandoned housing in low-income, Black neighborhoods were associated with reductions in nearby weapons violations, gun assaults, and shootings in a randomized controlled trial.
Community implications for gun violence prevention during co-occurring pandemics; a qualitative and computational analysis study
Desmond Patton led a novel analysis using focus group and social media data to confirm or reject findings from qualitative interviews, conducted to understand how violence impacted low-income residents of color amidst co-occurring health (COVID-19) and social...
Adolescent Gun Violence Shows an Age Group to Focus Trauma Prevention
A paper led by Joanelle Bailey examines how the incidence of gun violence injury relates to age. The study found those aged 16 years and older experienced the majority of the increase in gunshot wound incidence, suggesting primary prevention efforts should be directed...