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LACMA Staff
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Sandy Hook Promise Co-Founder Shares Heartfelt Letter following Georgia School Shooting
Nicole Hockley, co-founder and co-CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, chose to transform unspeakable grief and anguish into action after her...
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CMA Staff
Jul 3, 20242 min read
Surgeon General issues landmark advisory declaring gun violence a public health crisis
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D. issued a landmark Surgeon General’s Advisory on Firearm Violence on June 25, declaring firearm...
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LACMA Staff
May 6, 20242 min read
Study: Nearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020
Recent research published in the medical journal JAMA reveals that deaths from drug overdoses and firearm-related injuries in the United...
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LACMA Staff
Apr 18, 20241 min read
Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face lifelong challenges
National Public Radio – April 18 Gun injuries and mortality among young people are increasing in the U.S. Firearms are now the leading...
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LACMA Staff
Apr 3, 20244 min read
Los Angeles County Medical Association, L.A. Care Health Plan and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Launch Gun Safety Billboard Campaign
In response to the public health crisis of gun violence, the Los Angeles County Medical Association, L.A. Care Health Plan and the Los...
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LACMA Staff
Apr 3, 20242 min read
LA Department of Public Health to Distribute 60,000 Free Gun Safety Locks in LA County
To address the public health crisis of gun violence, the Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention, housed in the Department of...
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LACMA Staff
Mar 6, 20240 min read
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LACMA Staff
Jan 5, 20243 min read
States Begin Tapping Medicaid Dollars to Combat Gun Violence
To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are using Medicaid dollars to pay for community-based programs intended to...
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LACMA Staff
Oct 30, 20236 min read
Guardians of Life: How Communities Are Rallying to Prevent Gun Suicides
Mike Hossfeld unlocked a heavy black steel door to his home’s gun safe, unveiling both modern and antique firearms, some dating from the...
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LACMA Staff
Oct 2, 20232 min read
The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal
A new book, 'The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal,' by trauma surgeon and...
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LACMA Staff
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Study Finds Kids were safer Around Guns After Watching a 1-minute video
Watching a one-minute video on firearm safety can lower the risk that children will touch a gun that they find. That's the major takeaway...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 29, 20231 min read
WATCH: L.A. Care Gun Violence Prevention Summit
Gun violence is a major public health crisis throughout the U.S. and must be addressed through a comprehensive public health approach....
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LACMA Staff
Jun 27, 20231 min read
Brady’s priority gun safety bills Advancing in the California legislature.
A package of bills that will institute safety trainings for firearm retailers and their employees, strengthen our concealed carry law,...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Read CMA President's Statement Responding to Gov. Newsom's Proposal addressing Gun Violence Crisis
In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to address the country’s gun violence...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 9, 20235 min read
Unheard Trauma: The Mental Toll of Community Gun Violence on Youth
Erin Brown recalls all too well the dreadful call he received from his mother in 2021, while in the thralls of the covid-19 pandemic: His...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Report Finds Record-breaking Gun Deaths in 2021: 1 Fatality Every 11 Minutes
A recently published study by Johns Hopkins University has revealed that gun-related fatalities in the United States soared to an...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Brady: ATHLETES UNVEIL ‘GUNBOXING’ VIDEOS IN NEW CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE SAFE GUN STORAGE
Torrey Smith, Josh Morgan, Susan Dunklee, others demonstrate how to safely store firearms to prevent gun deaths and injuries As a part of...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 4, 20231 min read
The BulletPoints Project
Clinical tools for preventing firearm injury. The Bullet Points Project was created to be a resource for clinicians and medical educators...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 3, 20231 min read
Firearm Storage Practices of Members of the American College of Surgeons+
As a part of its firearm injury prevention action plan, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) surveyed the entire US ACS membership...
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LACMA Staff
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Problem Solving
AMA Journal of Ethics | Stop Posturing and Start Problem-Solving: A Call for Research to Prevent Gun Violence Gun violence is a major...
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