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Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend

  • Written by Rebeccah Sokol, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan

Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise.

Analyses published on Oct. 5, 2023, by a research team in Boston found an 87% increase in firearm-involved fatalities among Americans under the age of 18 from 2011 to 2021.

Such an increase is obviously very concerning. But as scholarso...

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