ReviewJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2021
Annual Research Review: Youth firearm violence disparities in the United States and implications for prevention.
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- State-Level Extreme-Risk Protection Order Policies, Mental Health, and Gun Carrying: Demographic and Racial Disparities in U.S. Youth.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
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- Aggression and attitudes toward firearm violence among high-risk youth: the moderating influence of psychological distress.Health & justice · 2026Article
- A mixed-methods investigation of firearm experiences among sexual and gender minority young adults of color in Detroit.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2026Article
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- Triggered: Qualitatively exploring structural and social drivers of firearm violence exposure among LGBTQ+ young adults of color in Detroit.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Peer Risk and Promotive Factors and Exposure to Community Firearm Violence Among Black Adolescents.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Trends in firearm death among middle and high-school aged rural and urban adolescents from 2001 to 2022.Injury epidemiology · 2025Article
- Evaluating a Digital Intervention to Reduce Aggression and Pro-Firearm Violence Attitudes Among Young Black Males: Pretest-Posttest Feasibility Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Normative Beliefs Approving of Aggression Moderate the Observational Learning of Weapon Use.Psychology of violence · 2025Article
- Relations between caregiver messages about conflict management, youth beliefs about fighting, and firearm carrying, in an urban low-income community.Psychology of violence · 2025Article
- Gender-responsive treatment to improve outcomes for women and girls in correctional settings: foundations, limitations and innovations.Health & justice · 2025Review
- Changes in Youth Mental Health Following a School Lockdown due to Violent and Firearm-Related Threats.The Journal of school health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth and Young Adults.AJPM focus · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveResearch has identified the United States (U.S.) as a global outlier in its firearm ownership rates, with a correspondingly higher risk of youth firearm violence compared to other countries. The relative extent of disparities in youth firearm violence within the U.S. has been less clear. Little is known about factors in the social ecology driving these disparities and whether current firearm violence prevention approaches sufficiently address them.
methodApplying a health disparities framework, we synthesized epidemiological, sociological, and prevention science literatures, emphasizing structural inequalities in youth sociocultural positionality in life course developmental context. We also highlighted findings from national injury data and other studies regarding the magnitude and impacts of youth firearm violence disparities.
resultsThe burden of firearm violence varied markedly at intersections of gender, race, place, developmental stage, and homicidal or suicidal intent. Firearm homicide among Black boys and young men (ages 15-24) was at outlier levels - many times greater than the rates of any other demographic group, developmental stage, or violence intent, particularly in urban settings. Recent research has operationalized structural racism and implicated historically racialized spaces as a root cause of this disparity. In contrast, elevated firearm suicide rates were found among Native and White boys and young men in rural settings; firearm-related cultural attitudes and gender socialization were points of consideration to explain these disparities. We highlighted research-based youth firearm violence preventive interventions, and emphasized gaps in efforts focused on structural and sociocultural factors.
conclusionsMore explicit attention to reducing firearm homicide among Black boys and young men and firearm suicide among Native and rural White boys and young men is urgently needed and has potential to substantially lower overall rates of firearm violence in the U.S.
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