Violence

$2.2M Grant To Fund Research on Link Between Vacant Lot Reuse, Firearms Violence Reduction

New research from Justin Heinze

University of Michigan researchers received a $2.2 million grant to assess the effect of community-driven, vacant lot remediation and reclamation efforts on reductions in firearm-related injury and mortality. Led by Justin Heinze, assistant professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, the project builds on more than a decade of U-M research in Michigan exploring the effects of vacant lot reuse on youth violence.

U-M Receives $6M CDC Grant to Advance Youth Firearm Violence Prevention Research

A $6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded this week to the University of Michigan will support researchers so they can partner with communities on innovative projects that ultimately aim to reduce youth firearm violence.

Exposure to Violence in Adolescence Linked to Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Distress Later in Life

New Research from Elyse Thulin

People who experienced violence as children at home and in their community are at higher risk for violence with their partners later in life, new research shows.

Recent Acts of Racism and Violence: Dean Bowman Addresses Racial Violence

F. DuBois Bowman

Dean Bowman sent the following letter to the University of Michigan School of Public Health community last Friday to address the public health crisis of racism in communities across the nation.

Blight-Busting Demolitions Reduced Gun Injuries, Deaths in Detroit Neighborhoods

New Research from Marc Zimmerman

For the past half-decade, Detroit’s government and community groups have worked to tear down abandoned houses and buildings in the city’s most blight-stricken neighborhoods. A new University of Michigan and Harvard University study shows an 11% drop in homicides and serious injuries caused by firearms in the areas where more than a few demolitions took place

How Little We Know: Experts Document the Lack of Research on Youth Firearm Injury

New Research from Rebecca Cunningham and Marc Zimmerman

Review of 33 years’ worth of medical studies reveals key areas for new research to explore.