https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-12-06/understanding-america-relationship-firearms
Almost every day this year, a new American community has grieved in the wake of a loaded gun. Yet this reality is one that is unique to the United States, at least among developed countries. The U.S. has more gun-related deaths than any other developed country in the world.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-12-07/how-to-solve-American-gun-epidemic
Experts from Temple University are tackling the issue of gun violence from a variety of angles. They explain what can be done to permanently address America’s gun violence epidemic. Laurence Steinberg squints up at the glossy, backlit rows of the latest MRI scans from his research study.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-02-25/connecting-dots-between-gun-violence-and-drug-markets
The study shows that from March 2020 through June 2021, gun violence went up on average by 21.6% each two-month period, albeit slowing down considerably in 2021. The areas that saw increasingly more gun violence had something in common: they had high drug market activity.
https://news.temple.edu/2021-10-20/temple-s-scott-charles-gun-violence-prevention
Addressing victim trauma may be a key to ending gun violence. That’s according to Scott Charles, trauma outreach manager at Temple University Hospital, who oversees the hospital’s violence prevention and intervention initiatives.
https://news.temple.edu/related-stories/gun-violence
Experts on gun violence from Temple University share context about America’s gun violence crisis and propose solutions to make the country a safer place. Experts studying gun violence at Temple University explain how to eradicate the gun violence epidemic. How do we stop gun violence? Maybe by showing photos like this.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2023-09-14/these-11-temple-university-violence-reduction-programs-are-enhancing-safety
During that time, Temple University has led efforts to better understand and reduce gun violence throughout the country and in Philadelphia, where gun homicides are down more than 20% from 2022.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2017-06-23/bullet-proof
Trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg knew early in her career that the treatment for gun violence existed beyond hospital walls. A teenage boy whose life she saved in the early 1990s made her see that prevention was a necessity.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-11-04/how-do-we-stop-gun-violence-maybe-showing-photos
In this video, Amy Goldberg and David Boardman argue that the American media should include images of victims in their reporting so people have the information they need to make informed decisions about gun control.
https://news.temple.edu/related-stories/temple-safety-net
Experts studying gun violence at Temple University explain how to eradicate the gun violence epidemic. Amy Goldberg has been named dean of Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine.
https://news.temple.edu/in-the-media/temple-program-moves-toward-solutions-gun-violence
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