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Medical Misinformation In Sexual Violence, Aditee Narayan
Medical Misinformation In Sexual Violence, Aditee Narayan
Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk
Timely and appropriate engagement with evidence-informed healthcare is essential for survivors of sexual violence. Promotion of access can lead to improved outcomes across the healthcare spectrum, including mental health and chronic conditions. There are many individual, socio-cultural, and medical misinformation factors that limit this needed access. Identification and labeling of medical misinformation as a distinct entity should be considered as a possible strategy to mitigate these concerns.
Best Way To Prevent Firearm Violence: Limit Access To Firearms, Annalyn S. Demello, Yu Lu, Jeff R. Temple
Best Way To Prevent Firearm Violence: Limit Access To Firearms, Annalyn S. Demello, Yu Lu, Jeff R. Temple
Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk
The increased publicity of mass shootings and the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled American demand for firearm purchases. Firearm violence has largely been blamed on people with mental illnesses instead of firearm accessibility, despite the lack of population-level evidence associating mental illness with firearm violence perpetration. We support interventions and policies to limit firearm access in homes, schools, and by all intimate partners who have been convicted of domestic abuse. We advocate for restrictions on the civilian purchases of semi-automatic rifles and large capacity magazines. Finally, we call for research addressing firearm violence as an environmental and structural issue, not an …