This article explores the nature and frequency of crimes and people's safety perceptions in
rural areas using a systematic review of the literature. It explores four decades of English …

Objective Research has identified the United States (US) as a global outlier in its firearm
ownership rates, with a correspondingly higher risk of youth firearm violence compared to …

Since 1999, the Office of the United States Surgeon General has identified suicide
prevention as a national public health priority. The National Strategy on Suicide Prevention …

Suicide rates in rural areas are higher than urban areas and growing, with current treatment
developments only exacerbating this discrepancy. Within individual factors, both age and …

Background: People in agriculture face unique stressors and occupational hazards, and
relatively little is known about substance use in this population. The purpose of this study …

Background Drug overdose and firearm injury are two of the United States (US) most
unrelenting public health crises, both of which have been compounded by the COVID-19 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Over the past decade, firearm-related injuries and fatalities have
become more prevalent with head and neck injuries the most common in suicide-related …

There exist a criminology of firearms and an epidemiology of firearms use, but little in the
way of a sociology of US firearm ownership. Most social science study of firearms concerns …

Introduction Self-inflicted injuries are the second leading cause of pediatric (10-18 y old)
mortality. Self-inflicted firearm trauma (SIFT) was responsible for up to half of these deaths in …

1. Siracuse JJ, Farber A, Cheng TW, Jones DW, Kalesan B. Lower extremity vascular
injuries caused by firearms have a higher risk of amputation and death compared with non …