Firearm Injury Prevention ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz
For the first time in Colorado, a survey has been conducted to gather residents’ perceptions and beliefs around firearm injury risk, ownership, storage, and opportunities for prevention. The survey, which will be repeated yearly, will help inform ongoing firearm injury prevention strategies and advance the understanding of firearm-related topics that pertain to Colorado.
Community Veteran and Military Health Firearm Injury Prevention COMBAT ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz
Preventing suicide among military service members and their family members is one of the top priorities for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The 2021 DoD Annual Suicide Report found that 70% of suicides among service members are enacted with a firearm, as are 60% of suicides among service member spouses.
Research Firearm Injury Prevention ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz
Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, director of the University of Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative and professor of emergency medicine in the CU School of Medicine, led a study that examined Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) cases for older adults in six states. The study was funded by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and published earlier this month in the journal Clinical Gerontologist.
Research Firearm Injury Prevention ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz
Christopher Knoepke, PhD, MSW, LCSW, law enforcement lead for the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, received a two-year grant from the Fund for a Safer Future and is leading a project with the Colorado Attorney General’s office and law enforcement agencies throughout the state to create new videos and discussion guides on extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs).
Research Firearm Injury Prevention Student and Alumni ColoradoSPH at CU Anschutz
The United States has more than 10 times the number of mass shooting incidents than other developed countries, yet little research has shown the distribution and types of shootings, geographically.
The Guardian
July 11, 2024
Christopher Knoepke, PhD, MSW, LCSW, law enforcement lead for the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, was quoted in an article from The Guardian on the Colorado Springs Club Q shooting.
American Democracy & Health Security
July 02, 2024
Leslie Osborn, MD, visiting assistant professor of emergency medicine, was recognized as an American Democracy & Health Security "Lamplighter."
Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 02, 2024
“This is a big challenge when it comes to driving, because people don’t react appropriately and self-regulate,” said Emmy Betz, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who has studied advance driving directives.
Face the Fight
June 27, 2024
The CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative was mentioned in an article from Face the Fight on impact of veteran suicide prevention.
Colleen Miracle
