Having a red-flag law on the books is not good enough. The single-most common barrier to red-flag use appears to be awareness, Veronica A. Pear writes in a guest opinion. wapo.st/3cfYxED

A new study led by University of Michigan researchers found that extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, can help prevent firearm injury events, including multiple victim/mass shootings. myumi.ch/P1D87

What are "red flag" laws, and how effectively are they preventing violence? Veronica A. Pear, assistant professor at UC Davis Health's #ViolencePrevention Research Program, joins us next Wednesday to share research on California's #RedFlag law. Register: ow.ly/Uo7y50Lzmtg

Don’t miss our upcoming #LunchAndLearn webinar examining equity in Extreme Risk Protection Orders with Veronica A. Pear & Julia Schleimer, MPH. Next Tuesday, 12/6, Noon-1PM. #ERPOs #RedFlagLaws #Webinar #GunViolencePrevention

Took a break from the amazing #2022firearminjuryconf yesterday to discuss some new ERPO research with Robin Young: Why didn't red flag laws prevent the Colorado Club Q shooting? wbur.fm/3H2bA9Z via Here & Now

*#2022FirearmResearchConf 🙃

"America is, and has always been, a violent place," said Carl Taylor. "I’m not sugarcoating it. It’s one of the most violent nations in the world. And I don't know if we get worked up about people getting killed anymore." Detroit Free Press #violenceprevention #gvp eu.freep.com/story/news/loc…

Reminder: July 11th Gun Research Collaborative is hosting a free webinar on extreme risk protection orders featuring the work of April Zeoli, PhD Veronica A. Pear and Jeffrey Swanson. Sign up here⤵️

My amazing colleague & co-conspirator Shani Buggs, PhD, MPH & I are hiring a mixed methods masters or doctoral level research analyst to work with us on projects to advance comprehensive and community-centered violence prevention and intervention strategies. Please help us spread the word.

🚨New research alert🚨 "Views of democracy and society and support for #PoliticalViolence in the USA: Findings from a nationally representative survey" by Wintemute et al., published today in Injury Epidemiology read it here: rdcu.be/dnjcJ

📢An important ruling for science: the California Court of Appeals ruled that CA can resume sharing crucial data for firearm violence research. 🧵

In two studies, Veronica A. Pear et al. found that community-level firearm and alcohol availability are associated with specific individual-level firearm injury risks. Read our new snapshot to learn more: health.ucdavis.edu/vprp/snapshots…

taylor docter UC San Diego School of Medicine Our 2024 request for proposals has launched! The CA Firearm Violence Research Center is seeking proposals to support rigorous & equitable violence prevention research in CA. Applications are due May 15th, 2024. health.ucdavis.edu/vprp/FVRC/gran…

Public health researchers make an impact! Check out this article featuring VPRP's Dr. Garen Wintemute and Dr. Shani Buggs + esteemed colleagues across the field. Shani Buggs, PhD, MPH Daniel W. Webster Cassandra Crifasi Timothy Daly Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻 npr.org/sections/healt…

Postdoc apps are due in just 1 month. Come collaborate with one or more of the awesome UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program faculty on violence prevention research, including me, Shani Buggs, PhD, MPH, Veronica A. Pear, Amy Barnhorst, MD, Rose Kagawa, Hannah Laqueur, & Garen Wintemute

Law enforcement officers (LEOs) play an essential role in extreme risk law #ERPO implementation and use. A study led by Veronica A. Pear seeks to understand LEOs’ knowledge of, attitudes toward, and willingness to use ERPOs. health.ucdavis.edu/vprp/snapshots…

Risk protection orders (aka “red flag laws”) save lives. New evidence from our study of thousands of cases in 4 states. corporate.dukehealth.org/news/study-tem…