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The Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy
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GOOD AFTERNOON,
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Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11th to commemorate those who served in the U.S. armed forces. Not only is it important to remember military personnel and veterans for their services and sacrifices, but it is also crucial to raise awareness on relevant veteran issues that have affected communities across the United States. Since 2010, more than 65,000 veterans have died by suicide – far more than the total number of deaths from military operations in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. There are growing concerns of suicides among U.S. armed forces as veterans die by suicide at an increasingly higher rate than that of civilians and are more likely to use a firearm as their method.
In recent years, government leaders, community organizations, and advocates have prioritized military and veteran suicide through a comprehensive public health approach to increase suicide prevention efforts. In November 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration outlined evidenced-informed strategies, goals, and executive action orders to address the growing military and veteran suicide crisis such as improving lethal means safety, enhancing crisis care and facilitating care transitions, increasing access to and delivery of effective care, addressing upstream risk and protective factors, and increasing research coordination, data sharing, and evaluation efforts. In terms of research, there are relevant studies published this year including the characteristics and context of veterans experiencing suicide attempt by firearm and the documentation of screening for firearm access by healthcare providers. Check this month’s newsletter for more information on military and veteran suicide.
Federal updates
New resources
Judicial updates
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Johnson RM, Crifasi C, Anderson Goodell EM, Wiśniowski A, Sakshaug JW, Thrul J, & Owens M. (2021). Differences in beliefs about COVID-19 by gun ownership: A cross-sectional survey of Texas adults. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048094
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Pallin R, Aubel AJ, Knoepke CE, Pear VA, Wintemute GJ, & Kravitz-Wirtz N. (2021). News media coverage of extreme risk protection order policies surrounding the Parkland shooting: A mixed-methods analysis. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11909-z
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