AACAP Resource Library on Guns and Violence

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This webpage provides a collection of links to topics related to guns and violence, focusing on the involvement of children. The text suggests prevention strategies such as safe storage laws, community programs, research investments, mental health support, and policy changes to reduce firearm-related deaths and injuries.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Families & Children; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Firearms; Homicide; Mental Health Services; Public Health; Socioeconomic Factors; Suicide; Violence; Gun Violence

Institutions: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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