Silvia Villarreal (@silvillarreal) 's Twitter Profile
Silvia Villarreal

@silvillarreal

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Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions (@jhu_cgvs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gun safety legislation on the state level can have an impact in saving lives. Read this op-ed from CGVS's Lisa Geller, MPH and Ari Davis in NBC News THINK about a ballot measure that just passed in Oregon to enact evidence-based policy: nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

The Trace (@teamtrace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An expansive ATF report, the first of its kind in more than 20 years, shows that the use of ghost guns in crimes in the U.S. has increased more than 1,000 percent since 2017. (via CBS News) cbsnews.com/news/ghost-gun…

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Two Black Tennessee legislators were expelled in an unprecedented vote after protesting for gun violence prevention measures. Their calls for action came after a shooter recently killed three 9-year-olds and three staff at a Nashville elementary school.

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🚨 There are only SIX days left until 5/8, the deadline to bring HB 2744 to a vote. Call Chair Rep. Ryan Guillen today to demand that he respect democracy and honor Texans’ calls to act! #txlege #DoSomethingTexas

🚨 There are only SIX days left until 5/8, the deadline to bring HB 2744 to a vote. Call Chair <a href="/RyanGuillen/">Rep. Ryan Guillen</a> today to demand that he respect democracy and honor Texans’ calls to act! #txlege #DoSomethingTexas
The Consortium (@consortium_rbfp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One in three individuals who committed homicide with a firearm had been heavily drinking when they murdered their victims, according to our new report on alcohol use as a risk factor for gun violence. Learn more from the full report: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

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NEW: Our just-released report w/ The Consortium addresses alcohol use as a risk factor for gun violence, finding that an estimated one in three individuals who committed homicide with a firearm had been heavily drinking when they murdered their victims. publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (@johnshopkinssph) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The intersection of alcohol misuse and firearms can have devastating consequences,” says Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions's @SilVillarreal. “These recommendations provide specific guidelines for states...” publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

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Today, on #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay, we #WearOrange to raise awareness about the public health epidemic of gun violence. Here's what gun violence prevention means to CGVS's Silvia Villarreal:

Today, on #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessDay, we #WearOrange to raise awareness about the public health epidemic of gun violence. Here's what gun violence prevention means to CGVS's <a href="/silvillarreal/">Silvia Villarreal</a>:
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Describing a new survey on public support for gun safety measures, our Cassandra Crifasi tells PBS News, "The evidence base is growing and should help to clarify these disagreements about factual matters — mainly what policies do what." Full story: pbs.org/newshour/polit…

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In case you missed our webinar on Thursday about the dangerous intersection of gun violence and alcohol misuse, read all about it in USA TODAY, including insights from Silvia Villarreal and Michelle Spencer. Full story: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

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"The intersection of alcohol misuse and firearms can have devastating consequences," says lead author Silvia Villarreal. Our new report offers guidelines for states to limit access to guns and address the risk of dangerous behaviors when the two are combined: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

"The intersection of alcohol misuse and firearms can have devastating consequences," says lead author <a href="/silvillarreal/">Silvia Villarreal</a>. Our new report offers guidelines for states to limit access to guns and address the risk of dangerous behaviors when the two are combined: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…
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One in three individuals who committed homicide with a firearm had been heavily drinking when they murdered their victims, according to our new report on alcohol use as a risk factor for gun violence. Learn more from the full report: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

One in three individuals who committed homicide with a firearm had been heavily drinking when they murdered their victims, according to our new report on alcohol use as a risk factor for gun violence. Learn more from the full report: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…
The Trace (@teamtrace) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Research shows that drinking is a driver — and predictor — of gun violence. But state laws regulating if chronic abusers may own or carry guns are wildly inconsistent, @jennifermascia and Fairriona Magee report. thetr.ac/l1noq

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Our Silvia Villarreal in a new The Trace piece on alcohol and gun violence: “...these issues alone are big problems. But when they’re combined, it’s when they are most deadly.” Full story: thetrace.org/2023/06/alcoho…

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Watch our webinar with experts: Michelle Spencer, Rose Kagawa, Silvia Villarreal moderated by Joshua Horwitz discussing the dangerous intersection of alcohol misuse & firearms in our report in collaboration w/ The Consortium. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=3kiass…

Watch our webinar with experts: Michelle Spencer, Rose Kagawa, <a href="/silvillarreal/">Silvia Villarreal</a> moderated by <a href="/JoshuaMHorwitz/">Joshua Horwitz</a> discussing the dangerous intersection of alcohol misuse &amp; firearms in our report in collaboration w/ <a href="/Consortium_RBFP/">The Consortium</a>.

Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=3kiass…
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Did you watch the webinar? Our Joshua Horwitz moderated a talk with experts Michelle Spencer, Silvia Villarreal and UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program's Rose Kagawa about our report offering policy recommendations to address alcohol use as a risk factor for gun violence. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=3kiass…

SAVIR (@savir_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SAVE THE DATES! SAVIR 2024, "Advancing injury prevention through community-engaged research", will be held April 15 - 17, 2024 in Chapel Hill NC at the Sheraton Chapel Hill.#SAVIR2024

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#2023FirearmResearchConf kicks off with Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and Everytown experts leading a workshop to discuss how research informs Extreme Risk Protection Order laws: ✍️Design 👮‍♀️Implementation 📋Evaluation

#2023FirearmResearchConf kicks off with <a href="/JHU_CGVS/">Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions</a> and <a href="/Everytown/">Everytown</a> experts leading a workshop to discuss how research informs Extreme Risk Protection Order laws:
✍️Design 
👮‍♀️Implementation 
đź“‹Evaluation
Thomas Abt (@abt_thomas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pretty impressed with how this The Washington Post article explores how crime influences the immigration debate. Lots of references to research showing immigrants cause less crime than natural-born citizens. Very responsibly done. washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02…