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Preventing More Mass Shootings
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Why Improved Mental Health Care Alone Will Not Stop Gun Violence
"Although there are many benefits to increasing access to mental health care, a significant reduction in gun violence is probably not one of them, unless gun controls are also enacted."
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Reducing Gun Violence Requires Accurate Definitions and Specific Strategies
"This aspect of gun violence—how it is defined and referenced by reporters, politicians, advocates and community members—may not appear urgent, but it is actually critical to how people understand, respond to, and work to address gun violence."
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No Jargon Episode 187: Red Flags
Dr. Sierra Smucker lays out what we know about mass shooters and the connection to domestic violence, what gun regulations are already on the books and whether or not they seem to be effective, and what more can be done to prevent future shootings.
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Angela Hattery
Professor of Women & Gender Studies and Co-Director of the Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
University of Delaware
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Hattery's research focuses in two areas that are of interest to public engagement and policy makers: violence prevention and mass...
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Center on Alcohol, Substance Use and Addictions
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Public Health
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