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CU Faculty Lead Report on 10 Recommendations to Promote Firearm Injury Prevention

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has identified firearm suicide prevention as a key priority, but critical gaps remain in preventing deaths by firearm among service members. According to the 2020 DoD Annual Suicide Report, approximately 60-80% of suicides among service members are enacted with a firearm.


Author Colleen Miracle | Publish Date December 06, 2022
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Department of Emergency Medicine In the News

Montana Free Press

Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but legal hurdles loom

news outletMontana Free Press
Publish DateNovember 02, 2023

Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine and director of the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, was quoted on gun storage in this Montana Free Press article.

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The New England Journal of Medicine

Reducing Harm — Having Conversations about Firearm Storage

news outletThe New England Journal of Medicine
Publish DateNovember 02, 2023

Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, professor of emergency medicine and director of the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, was interviewed as part of the New England Journal of Medicine's Double Take video series.

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Becker's Hospital Review

How tech can solve healthcare issues, per 51 leaders

news outletBecker's Hospital Review
Publish DateOctober 03, 2023

Richard Zane, MD, chair of the University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine, was quoted on rapidly developing technology at UCHealth.

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PBS

What can be done to reverse worrying U.S. gun suicide trend

news outletPBS
Publish DateSeptember 09, 2023

Firearms are involved in more than half of suicides in the U.S. The gun suicide rate has reached an all-time high, and for the first time, the rate is higher among Black kids and teens than white ones, according to a recent analysis by Johns Hopkins University. William Brangham speaks with Emmy Betz, MD, professor of emergency medicine and director of the CU Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, to learn more.

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