A new interactive map is now available to help people in crisis find temporary firearm storage facilities in their community. Currently, 59 locations in Washington state are listed. This is the first map of its kind created…
A new interactive map is now available to help people in crisis find temporary firearm storage facilities in their community. Currently, 59 locations in Washington state are listed. This is the first map of its kind created…
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a troubling 56% increase in the risk of suicide among young people ages 10 to 24 over a 10-year period. In this group of children,…
Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s 2019 INSIGHT Symposium highlights intern research projects focused on building skills and experience studying injury, with this year’s topics focusing on opioid use, suicide prevention, medical education, burn patient…
A new program at UW Medicine’s Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) seeks to answer urgent questions around firearm risks, injuries, policies and programs in Washington state. Washington has awarded $1 million to the…
University of Washington epidemiology doctoral student Erin Morgan, a Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center trainee, has been awarded a one-year, $25,000 grant by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research to investigate the relationship…
UW Medicine’s Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) has been awarded a $4.2 million grant to study and promote injury prevention and control by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With the award,…
HIPRC surgery postdoctoral fellow Elissa Butler, M.D., on left, and trainee Kate Stadeli, M.D., have each received grants from the Medic One Foundation on research projects to prevent injury and improve care. Stadeli’s project was awarded…
Nearly a quarter of adults aged 65 and older in Washington State live in households that store their firearms unlocked and loaded according to a new report by researchers at the University of Washington School of…
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center joined Seattle Children’s Hospital and other partners to sponsor a safe firearm storage giveaway on Dec. 15. The event, held at Outdoor Emporium in Seattle, distributed 168 lock boxes,…
Children living with an adult gun owner who misuses alcohol are at increased risk of self-harm and interpersonal violence, a recent study found. Guns in such households sometimes are loaded and not safely stored, according…