"The red flag law can work," Jeffrey Swanson tells amna. "But if people don't know about it, don't know how to use it, there's no protocol in place, it's not routine, it's not scaled up to where officers or others know to use it, it's not going to do much good anyway."

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I am so proud to be a part of this movement to end gun violence. Today was historic! 🧡

Celebrating the historic Bipartisan Safer Communities Act on July 11 with wonderful colleagues and friends. Special thanks to Sen. Chris Murphy.

New Research from UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program finds, among other scary things, that 51.1% believe that “in the next several years, there will be a civil war in the United States.” If you care about our democracy, read this: latimes.com/california/sto…

“Mass shootings come out of a deviant cultural script that's almost uniquely American, and its increase is not attributable to more mental illness.” Had the great opportunity to speak with Jeffrey Swanson about gun violence. For WELT WELT Wissen welt.de/wissenschaft/p…

"Guns are here to stay. But we can learn to live safely with guns, instead of die by them." Jeffrey Swanson says red flag laws, which create a path for potentially dangerous people to be separated from their guns, aren't perfect. But they save lives. charlotteobserver.com/opinion/articl…

In an #oped out yesterday, Jeffrey Swanson of Duke Psychiatry & Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law argues for a #RedFlagLaw in NC, which could be supported via the Bipartisan Safe Communities Act. These laws, he says, save lives and are supported by a majority of Americans. newsobserver.com/opinion/articl…

Duke Psychiatry #gunviolence expert Jeffrey Swanson was in Raleigh to witness the Governor Josh Stein signing an executive order creating a new Office of #ViolencePrevention. Swanson participated in the Governor’s recent roundtable on ⬇️ violence. ow.ly/oswA50NjwuU Duke Health

Special issue of L&CP just out, edited by Swanson, Swartz, and Garrett at the Wilson Center for Science & Justice at Duke Law lcp.law.duke.edu/article/polici…

FACT CHECK: "Fixing mental health" is not a solution for gun violence. If science could "cure schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression, our violence rate would go down by about 4 percent.” Re-upping this story in light of Texas shootings. nytimes.com/2022/06/26/us/…

The new The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics on gun violence includes vital research from leading scholars trying to pave a path forward🧵 Moms Demand Action Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Everytown March For Our Lives Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions Duke Center for Firearms Law Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Gun Research Collaborative The Trace Shannon Watts John Woodrow Cox cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Essay by Dr. Mark Rosenberg and Duke Psychiatry's Jeffrey Swanson explores what more can be done to stop #GunViolence while respecting the rights of lawful gun owners, preserving the dignity of people with mental illnesses, and promoting racial equity. ow.ly/vJCc50QjiaG

.U.S. Surgeon General has declared #GunViolence a #PublicHealth crisis, a move aimed at curbing the U.S.' role in leading the world in shooting deaths. Duke Psychiatry's Jeffrey Swanson's research is cited in the report. ow.ly/OCWL50SpY2W Duke University School of Medicine Duke News Duke Health

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…

NYT: “Dr. Swanson’s research has found that the laws save lives.” Proud of our research group today. nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/… via @NYTimes

Join Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law tomorrow at 12pm for a virtual roundtable, "Perspectives on American #GunViolence," to explore this important issue from public health, crime control, economics, law, justice, political & media perspectives. Moderated by Jeffrey Swanson. ow.ly/ezNA50U64Xm

In our polarized political climate, what can be done to prevent gun violence? Looking forward to joining Jeffrey Swanson Joshua Horwitz and an all-star panel hosted by Duke University. Tuesday, 11/19/24, at noon EST. Register on Zoom at duke.is/gunviolence

In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer • Episode 429 • Jeffrey W. Swanson, PhD — Love, Children, Planet. lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conv…