Trends and Disparities in Firearm Deaths Among Children

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Authors

Bailey Roberts · Cohen Children's Medical Center

Colleen P. Nofi · Cohen Children's Medical Center

Emma Cornell · Northwell Health

Sandeep Kapoor · Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

L. Harrison · Northwell Health

Chethan Sathya · Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

Abstract

US pediatric firearm deaths increased in 2021, above the spike in 2020, with worsening disparities. Implementation of prevention strategies and policies among communities at highest risk is critical.

Topics & Keywords

Gun Ownership and Violence Research Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 152, Issue 3

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-061296

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