Child and Teen Firearm Mortality in the U.S. and Peer Countries - KFF
Jul 18, 2023 · Combining all child and teen firearm deaths in the U.S. with those in other OECD countries with above median GDP and GDP per capita, the U.S. accounts for 97% of gun …
The Impact of Gun Violence on Children and Adolescents - KFF
Feb 22, 2024 · Firearm-related deaths have increased among children and adolescents since the pandemic began, with seven children per day dying by firearm in 2022.
Examining School Shootings at the National and State Level and ... - KFF
Mar 18, 2025 · KFF analysis of the Washington Post’s school shooting database found that the average yearly rate of student exposure to school shootings grew from 19 per 100,000 in 1999 …
US Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence ‘a Public Health Crisis’
Jun 25, 2024 · U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a physician, told KFF Health News he hoped to convey the broader toll of gun violence on the nation and the need for an urgent public …
States Begin Tapping Medicaid Dollars to Combat Gun Violence - KFF …
Jan 5, 2024 · To tackle America’s gun problem, a growing number of states are using Medicaid dollars to pay for community-based programs intended to stop shootings. The idea is to boost …
Why Even Public Health Experts Have Limited Insight ... - KFF …
Mar 6, 2024 · There is momentum now, in a time of rising gun injury and death, to know more. Subscribe to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing. The reality is stark: Gun sales reached …
Americans’ Experiences With Gun-Related Violence, Injuries, And ... - KFF
Apr 11, 2023 · The latest polling from KFF finds a majority (54%) of U.S. adults have either personally or had a family member who has been impacted by a gun-related incident, such as …
Gun violence has affected most families in the US, new survey finds
Apr 11, 2023 · Worry and fear about gun violence are widespread in the United States, where most families have been affected by a gun-related incident, according to a new survey from …
Most Americans Say They or a Family Member Has ... - KFF Health …
Apr 11, 2023 · About 1 in 4 parents of children under 18 say they worry daily or almost daily about gun violence, the KFF survey found, and 84% of adults report having taken at least one …
U.S. Has the Highest Rate of Gun Deaths for Children and Teens ... - KFF
Jul 18, 2023 · Firearms were responsible for 20 percent of all child and teen deaths in the U.S. for both 2020 and 2021, compared to an average of less than 2 percent in similarly large and …
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