FACTS-Team

Overgrown, trash-strewn vacant lots attract crime, increase fear, and hinder neighborhood relationships. Fortunately, engaging youth in greening (i.e., mowing, landscaping, repurposing) vacant lots can prevent violence and create safer, more connected communities.

Interested in presenting at the 2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention in Washington DC (Nov 29-Dec1)? The Call for Abstracts & Symposia is officially open. Access Abstract/Symposia Guidelines here: myumi.ch/V7rjn Submissions are due June 17.

We are excited to announce our fall annual Facts research conference will join with RAND Columbia & UM Institute of Firearm Injury prevention for a in-person Conference in DC. A call for science and abstracts coming soon.

Do you know an outstanding early-career research investigator who is passionate about firearm injury prevention research? The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention & @MichiganYVPC are hiring up to 6 postdoc fellows- Apply by Mar 1 bit.ly/3FjkeMQ

A special thank you to co-authors @Klarevas and @sonalirajan for putting together the K-12 active shooting dataset (available to download with this paper!) + the @FACTS_Safety team: @EpiProfCharlie, Dr. Rowhani-Rahbar, @JustinHeinzePhD, @AprilZeoli, @monikagoyal123, and @UmMarcz

New paper: demolishing abandoned buildings reduced gun violence in Rochester, NY, but effects varied. Drops faster, but shorter-lived, in the densest areas. Cities must join physical change w/ community ownership @marciaixchel @quynhcnguyen @jasongoldstick injuryprevention.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/i…

Thanks to all the scientists & staff who made today's #factssymposium possible. It was a joy to learn about all the rigorous science happening nationwide to prevent firearm injury and to see our field grow! See you in 2022...🤞in-person!

Such an inspiring day of science today at the 3rd annual #Factssymposium. With hundreds of attendees, an insightful and timely #keynote, 50+ scientists presenting work, and a dedicated panel of CDC & NIH experts--it's safe to say our field is growing and beginning to thrive.

Honored to present our research on the mental health consequences of pediatric firearm injuries at the #FactsSymposium today. Also feeling like I've finally "made it" by serving on a panel alongside my @muscphm PD @AnnieAndrewsMD 😆

We are so grateful to have @CDCgov and @NIH leaders with us at the #Factssymposium to share their priorities and funding opportunities for firearm injury prevention research. Join us for the panel@ 3:55pm bit.ly/3FjtEsQ

It's great to see several @umichsph colleagues presenting at today's @FACTS_Safety symposium on firearm injury prevention strategies. I'm proud to be part of an institution that is committed to finding solutions to this pressing public health crisis.

Interested in how our current firearm laws affect firearm injury outcomes? Listen in at 2:55 as public health researchers including @DanielWWebster1 @AprilZeoli and @Veronica_A_Pear discuss #firearminjuryprevention at the #factssymposium. bit.ly/3FjtEsQ

Next up, your choice of Flash Science Presentations! Choose 4A for primary prevention-including risk assessment or 4B for epidemiology, effects of COVID-19, and consequences of firearm violence bit.ly/3mlD0vv

Wow what a morning! 3rd annual firearm injury prevention symposia. Next sessions starting soon!

How does where you live affect your risk for firearm violence, and how can communities change environments to deter it? Join us at 1:05 when @UmMarcz moderates a conversation on place-based risks & community-level solutions at #factssymposium. bit.ly/3l8KpiA

“Data! Data! Data! I can’t build bricks without clay.” Like Sherlock Holmes advised, we can’t build the house of firearm injury prevention without the best available data. Thanks to @johnkroman & team for sharing a blueprint for a quality data infrastructure to guide prevention

“Gun violence doesn’t only happen to people--it happens to places and communities.” Thanks to @nkravitzwirtz for her talk examining structural racism and neighborhood factors that underly racial disparities in community exposures to gun violence

Developing a nationwide database based on mandatory police reporting is a critical part of the path forward-- Social scientists and research-informed initiatives also have a key role in defining criminal justice reforms

Thank you to Dr. Brunson for the thought-provoking #keynote this morning at the #Factssymposium -he brought essential nuance to conversations about police reforms that can restore trust and help make communities objectively safer.

Join us at 11:10 am at #factssymposium to hear from some of the country’s leading experts on the effects of structural racism, neighborhood characteristics, and perceptions of police on disparities in #firearm outcomes bit.ly/3l8KpiA