Research Press Releases Firearm Injury Prevention
Public health experts at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus released a new research letter today in JAMA Pediatrics that examines how quickly Colorado’s children and teenagers can access a loaded gun and called attention to the critical importance of reducing access to guns when an adolescent is in crisis.
Julia Milzer | 
March 27, 2023
Firearm Injury Prevention COMBAT
A free Firearm Injury Toolkit was unveiled this week to help more states find voluntary firearm storage sites while setting up online support maps that can help save lives.
Laura Kelley | October 11, 2022
Research Patient Care CU Anschutz 360 Podcast Firearm Injury Prevention Family Violence Patient-Centered Injury Prevention
In 2019, nearly 31,000 people have died due to gun violence. Suicide by firearm represents nearly two-thirds of those deaths. As an emergency physician at CU Anschutz, Emmy Betz, MD, sees multiple patients with suicidal thoughts on every ER shift. “It’s a huge part of my job,” Betz said. “Sometimes I have to stop being a doctor and just be a person, to let people know I’m glad they came in and that tomorrow will be better.”
Guest Contributor | October 22, 2019
