NIH R01 · 2024
Program Director/Principal Investigator (Last, First, Middle): Beidas, Rinad Sary The proposed study will work to reduce firearm-related suicide deaths in young people by investigating the most effective way to implement a universal safe firearm storage program in pediatric primary care. The number of young people dying by suicide in the United States continues to rise, and risk for suicide death is much greater when there is an unlocked, loaded firearm in the home. A simulation study found that a modest increase in safe firearm storage could prevent up to 32% of firearm-related deaths in youth. Pediatric primary care is an ideal setting for universal suicide prevention strategies to reduce…
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