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Children face increased mental health risks after a parent is shot, study finds
A new study identified yet another link between mental health and gun violence. Researchers at Harvard and Mass General Brigham found that children whose parents were injured by firearms experienced higher rates of psychiatric diagnoses and mental health visits in the year following the injury. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine,…
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Maine becomes 22nd state with a red flag law
Maine voters passed the state’s first red flag law in November, creating a legal pathway to temporarily prevent someone in crisis from accessing firearms. Red flag laws, also called gun violence restraining orders or extreme risk protection orders, allow loved ones or law enforcement to petition a court for an order to temporarily remove firearms…
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Black families most in need of victim compensation funds, yet more likely to be denied
A recent study published in Race and Justice revealed that Black families who lost a relative to a homicide are most likely to file victim compensation claims, but they’re more likely to be denied assistance. The main reason cited for denying a claim for Black families was “contributory misconduct,” the researchers said. This means law…
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How to navigate the complex challenges and potential impact of reporting about domestic violence
Domestic violence: Changing the narrative, exploring solutions Moderator: Kaitlin Washburn, reporter, Chicago Sun-Times; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for firearm violence and trauma Rachel Louise Snyder, author, New York Times contributing writer Angela Kim, domestic violence consultant, advisor, writer, survivor Sammy Caiola, special projects reporter, Kensington Voice By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, Connecticut Health Journalism Fellow Domestic…
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12 harmful practices to avoid when covering gun violence
A recent study clearly defined 12 harmful elements used when reporting on gun violence; rating them as mild, moderate, or severe across individual, community and societal levels. News stories that include graphic content, use episodic framing of individual incidents with little or no context, leave out potential solutions, and rely only or mostly on law…
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How can AHCJ’s firearm violence and trauma page better serve you?
Since June 2023, we have featured dozens of articles on this page about a wide variety of firearm violence and trauma-related topics, all thanks to funding from the Joyce Foundation. We’ve covered: How to report on firearm violence as a public health issue and shared ways to report on it as such. The best practices…
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