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Description of  Adolescent Gun Violence Prevention: Clinical and Public Health Solutions

Each year, gun violence kills approximately 2,700 and injures approximately 14,500 children in the U.S. the overwhelming majority of child gun deaths are among teenagers who die by homicide or suicide. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for Black teens. A recent spate of high-profile tragedies involving children, such as the Newtown mass shooting in 2012 and the Parkland mass shooting in 2018, have reinvigorated a national debate about the role of guns in our private and public spaces. Physicians, and in particular pediatricians, have become increasingly vocal about the need to address the epidemic of gun violence in the U.S. Read more