Extreme Risk Protection Orders and Firearm and Nonfirearm Suicides in the US
In this cohort study, ERPO laws in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Rhode Island were associated with substantial reductions in firearm suicides, with no evidence of substitution with nonfirearm methods. These findings support ERPOs as targeted public health interventions to reduce firearm suicides without increasing suicides by other methods.
Authors
- Timothy Brown
- Yunyu Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0479-1781)
- Zhimeng Yan
- Mark S. Kaplan
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6442
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00