Youth exposure to endemic community gun violence: a systematic review

P Bancalari, M Sommer, S Rajan - Adolescent research review, 2022 - Springer
Community gun violence persists as a daily reality for many youth in low-income urban
communities. While most gun violence research has focused on the direct victims of firearm …

A systematic review of the causes and prevention strategies in reducing gun violence in the United States

C Sanchez, D Jaguan, S Shaikh, M McKenney… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Approximately 100 lives are lost each day as a result of gun violence in the
United States (US) with civilian mass shootings increasing annually. The gun violence rate …

Youth exposure to violence involving a gun: evidence for adverse childhood experience classification

S Rajan, CC Branas, D Myers, N Agrawal - Journal of behavioral medicine, 2019 - Springer
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have historically included child maltreatment,
household dysfunction, and other critical issues known to impact children negatively …

Violence exposure and mental health consequences among urban youth

BA Borg, CA Rabinak, HA Marusak - Current psychology, 2023 - Springer
Urban residents are disproportionately affected by violence exposure and mental health
consequences as compared to non-urban residents. The present study examined the …

Understanding gun violence: Factors associated with beliefs regarding guns, gun policies, and gun violence.

R Wamser-Nanney - Psychology of violence, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Gun violence is a pressing public health concern, particularly in the United States.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a record-breaking year with 43,551 …

Adverse childhood experiences and defensive gun use: The indirect role of threat sensitivity and depressive symptoms

S Altikriti, DC Semenza, A Testa, DB Jackson… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background/purpose Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to various
detrimental life outcomes, including an increase in threat sensitivity and depressive …

Guns and intimate partner violence among adolescents: A sco** review

AK Bender, E Koegler, SD Johnson, V Murugan… - Journal of Family …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents, or teen dating violence (TDV),
is a significant public health issue that may affect up to two-thirds of youth aged 12–18. Gun …

Evaluating skills for psychological recovery with gunshot injury survivors in a hospital-based early intervention program.

JL Williams, EP Hambrick, VL Gleason… - American journal of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Gun violence is a serious public health problem that places surviving victims at increased
risk for a variety of mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Youth and weapons: Patterns, individual and neighborhood correlates of violent crime arrests in Miami-Dade County, Florida

IK Moise - Health & place, 2020 - Elsevier
This study uses arrest data from the Miami-Dade County Police Department (n= 13 districts)
for 2014–2017 to identify census tracts in which weapon violence arrests among young …

Holistic approach to gun violence

M Francis - Journal of Holistic Nursing, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this manuscript is to provide holistic practice strategies for the care of victims
of gun violence. Gun violence is a public health crisis with a significant increase following …