Social isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS
Results suggest a link between feelings of social isolation and unsecured firearm storage. Public health strategies should address both firearm safety education and the underlying issue of social isolation.
Authors
- Dylan B. Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4726-6573)
- Alexander M. Testa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-9115)
- Daniel C. Semenza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3843-9559)
- Sandra McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5073-3662)
- Jason M. Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6541-0604)
- Kyle T. Ganson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-3716)
- Jack Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-648X)
- Karyn Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9102-2390)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Rice University (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045468
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.83