Use of Oregon’s extreme risk protection order law to address risk of firearm suicide
Oregon's ERPO law is being used to address firearm suicide risk, but implementation gaps may exist, including missed opportunities for healthcare or other services. Further research examining barriers and facilitators to ERPO use for suicide prevention is needed.
Authors
- Rebecca Valek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6519-0886)
- Susan DeFrancesco
- Kathleen F. Carlson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-7742)
- Shauna Rakshe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2256-2824)
- Rebecca Teichman
Institutions
- Portland State University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Portland VA Medical Center (US)
- Health Services Research & Development (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045581
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33