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Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program

Friday Newsletter

June 7, 2024

Announcements

  • June is Gun Violence Awareness Month and National Gun Violence Awareness Day is observed today, June 7th. Below are upcoming events taking place in Seattle this June to honor the occasion:
    • Lockbox giveaways are happening in multiple locations today starting at 9am. Read more about specific locations and times here. 
    • Find a Wear Orange Weekend (June 7-9) event near you: https://act.everytown.org/event/wear-orange-weekend/search/
    • The Grandmothers Against Gun Violence (GAGV) Diversity and Partnerships Team is hosting a free webinar on June 11th, 2024 from 1:00-2:00pm. The webinar is titled "Community Conversations: Gun Violence Prevention - an Urgent Public Health Matter" and will highlight the voices/perspectives of several panelists. To register or read more about the panelists, use the following link: Webinar Registration - Zoom
    • Show Up, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence (Friday, June 14th from 3:00-4:00pm): Join us on the 14th of each month as we Show Up as a visible reminder of the need for gun safety, to bring attention to the gun violence epidemic, and to demand safe gun legislation. Hosted at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Ave S and Rainier Ave S pedestrian/bike overpass.
    • Please contact Erika Marts and Sam Banks with any additional events to share with our team!
  • FIPRP participated in a safe firearm storage device giveaway in Fife, WA this past weekend where 437 safe storage devices were distributed! See the LinkedIn post for more information and a photo of the event. 

The Week Ahead

 
June 2024 FIPRP get together flyer
 

FIPRP Get Together

 

When: June 10 from 2-4 pm
Where: Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, Conference Room 101
Please wear orange to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Month!

 
Potluck Sign-Up
 
 
Flyer for Julie Kafka's FIPRP Weekly titled "Risk factors for intimate partner homicide among suicidal men in abusive relationships: An exploratory case-control study examining the role of firearms"
 

FIPRP Weekly

 

When: June 12 from 9:30-10 AM PT
Speaker: Julie Kafka, MPH, PhD
Title: "Risk factors for intimate partner homicide among suicidal men in abusive relationships: An exploratory case-control study examining the role of firearms"

 
Zoom Link
 

Opportunities 

Call for Symposia, Abstracts, or Workshops: 2024 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms
Workshop and Symposium submissions are due by Monday June 17, 2024 11:59pm ET
Oral and Poster submissions are due by Monday July 22, 2024 11:59pm ET

Request for Proposals: Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System
Arnold Ventures, applicants may submit a letter of interest at any time via email to CrimJustRFP@arnoldventures.org

O-NIJ-2024-172060: Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Research and Evaluation
DOJ NIJ, open through June 18, 2024

Request for Proposals: Gun Violence Prevention Research
Fund For a Safer Future, open through June 21, 2024

RFA-NR-24-001: Firearm Injury Prevention in Community Healthcare Settings (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH NINR, open through July 26, 2024

RFA-CE-25-030: Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative and Promising Strategies to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries
DHHS CDC, estimated post date September 3, 2024

RFA-MH-25-120: Lethal Means Safety Suicide Prevention Research in Healthcare and Community Settings (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
DHHS NIH, open through January 23, 2025

Recent Firearm Injury Papers

Authors

Title

Publication

Bandel SL, Moceri-Brooks J, Bond AE, Semenza D, Anestis MD

US Residents' Recognition of Proper Use of Firearm Cable Locks

JAMA Network Open

Poulson M, Riley K, Haqqani M, Green KA, Kenzik K, Scantling D

The Carceral State, Social Disorganization, and Firearm Homicides in Chicago

JAMA Surgery

Daraklis M, Pol M, Johnson L, Salvatora C, Kerns L

A Statistical Analysis of the Impact of Gun Ownership on Mass Shootings in the USA Between 2013 and 2022

Journal of Urban Health

Kapoor R, Viereck B, Lin HJ, Swanson JW, Easter MM, Baranoski MV, Zeoli AM, Frattaroli S, Norko MA

Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Connecticut, 2013-2020

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Henson-Garcia M, Malthaner LQ, Jetelina KK, Mackert M, Allicock M, McKay S

Toward Tailored and Targeted Communication for the Promotion of Firearm Safety: A Qualitative Study With Firearm Retailers

Psychological Reports

Protti P, Sequeira BR, de Oliveira LM, Figueiredo FWDS

Burden and Regional Disparities in the Firearm Mortality Profiles in Brazil: A Systematic Analysis of Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2019

AJPM Focus

Beard JH, Raissian R, Roberts L, Partain L, Midberry J, Walker T, Trombley S, MacMillan J, Morrison CN

Systematic disparities in reporting on community firearm violence on local television news in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Preventive Medicine Reports

Garcia L, de Virgilio C, Nahmias J, Keeley JA, Grigorian A

The Relationship Between the COVID-19 Pandemic and Pediatric Trauma

Journal of Surgical Research

Tennakoon L, Ko A, Knight AW, Nassar AK, Wu R, Spain DA, Knowlton LM

Firearm-Related Injuries and the US Opioid and Other Substance Use Epidemic: A Nationwide Evaluation of Emergency Department Encounters

Journal of Surgical Research

Kochel TR, Phillips SW

The Views of Police Officers Toward Gun Legislation and Public Health Policies Driven by Firearm Safety Concerns

Journal of Community Health

Higginbotham GD

The Dark Side of Safety: A Call for a More Thorough Consideration of Racism and Collective Power Motivations in the Social Psychology of Firearms

Psychological Reports

Resources

FIPRP Membership Interest Form
Please share this with folks who:

  • Express interest in joining FIPRP
  • Would like to engage in FIPRP events 
  • Are interested in collaboration

Dissemination Team Consultation Form 
The Dissemination Team may be able to help with:

  • Creating research or policy briefs (https://fiprp.uw.edu/research-briefs/)
  • Technical support for graphic design platforms (for example, Canva or LucidChart)
  • Creating visual abstracts

Methods Team Consultation Form
The Methods Team may be able to help with:

  • Providing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods consultation services
  • Creating, compiling, and presenting methods resources to FIPRP members
  • Facilitating trainings on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, research procedures, and research ethics

Reminders

  • Please reach out to Erika Marts (ekmarts@uw.edu) or Sam Banks (sbanks94@uw.edu) if you have any new firearm-related publications and/or conversations with the media, reporters, community partners, or policymakers in an article so it can be listed on the FIPRP website.
  • FIPRP has a SharePoint that we are hoping will help facilitate the sharing of resources. We currently have a methods folder which includes resources and guidance on topics like data visualization, qualitative methods, and survey methods among other resources for FIPRP outreach. If you would like access or would like to contribute resources, please email Sam Banks at sbanks94@uw.edu.
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