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- Emerging empirical literature shows that mass shootings increase depression and other mental health disorders among adolescents and adults, worsen infant health, and reduce overall community and emotional well-being.
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Aug 24, 2022 · Mass Shootings In The United States: Population Health Impacts And Policy Levers. Aparna Soni. Erdal Tekin. The harmful effects of mass shootings on survivors’ and communities’ health...
Aug 3, 2022 · In 2021, 691 mass shootings claimed the lives of 705 Americans. 1 Media coverage during the spring and summer of 2022 leapt from a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, to an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, to a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a street fight in Philadelphia, to name a few — barely able to begin coverage of one event before the...
- 10.7812/TPP/22.099
- 2022
- Perm J. 2022; 26(3): 6-19.
Apr 17, 2024 · The effects of firearm violence and injury extend beyond victims and their families. Shooting incidents, including those in homes, schools, houses of worship, or workplaces, shopping areas, on the street or at community events can affect the sense of safety and security of entire communities and impact everyday decisions.
Sep 15, 2022 · This health policy brief reviews research about mass shootings and their effect on population health. It focuses on mass shootings, not on the broader phenomenon of gun violence, and also ...
Jul 11, 2022 · Experts say the frequency of mass shootings, amplified by our near-constant access to media coverage of such events, amounts to an accumulation of exposure that is harming everyone’s mental health. [Related: APA resources for coping with mass shootings]
Nov 14, 2022 · Research shows that mass shootings lead to higher rates of depression and anxiety and higher risks for suicide among young people. They also lead to an overall decline in a community’s sense of well-being. One study found a higher incidence of infants born prematurely or with low birth weight in counties where a mass shooting had occurred.
12/01/2023. Summary of working paper 31774. Featured in print Digest. Indiscriminate mass shootings in public spaces cause direct harm through loss of life and severe injuries, but they also inflict ps ychological harm in affected communities. Relatively little is known, however, about the impacts on those who are not direct victims.
