Few among us are oblivious to the suffering that results from certain crimes committed by youthful offenders. As researchers and citizens, we...
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
Going on outdoor walks without a mask. Hopping on a Washington, D.C. Metro train without holding my breath. Meeting friends at restaurants...
UPDATE: New video added — Over the last eighteen months, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to tectonic shifts in the ways our...
March on Washington, August 1963, 250,000 people. Women’s March, January 2017, 7 million people, worldwide. March for Our Lives, March 2018, 2...
The year 2020 will be remembered as a year of great upheaval in the United States, with so many lives and communities...
There have been calls to declare gun violence a public health crisis. I would agree with this statement, which largely speaks to...
SUZANNE TUCKER/SHUTTERSTOCK Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people in the United States. More children and teens die...
Although public health experts have rightly been focused on the COVID-19 pandemic this year, America has been in the grips of another...
After losing my son Jonah to firearm suicide in 2016, I speak with groups (temporarily online) about why safe storage bills, such...
Gun violence in Maryland disproportionately impacts young Black and brown men and, increasingly, women. Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence has led the...
Flash forward to today. Death by gun violence has surpassed motor vehicle deaths nationwide, and mass shootings are an everyday occurrence. There...
Since COVID-19 hit, communities like New York City's East Harlem have been dealing with multiple diseases: a deadly virus, the ongoing effects...
ESTONES TENKA/SHUTTERSTOCK More than 115,000 Americans will be shot and 40,000 will die from gun violence this year alone — just like...
September usually marks the return to school, with teachers setting up classrooms and youth headed off on a new year of learning...
The national debate about gun violence in the United States generally falls into familiar patterns. We express shock and horror at acts...
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released two statistical reports that appear to stand in contrast. A report released in June of...
Three months ago, the entire nation was rocked by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. In the weeks since his...
Fresh shell casings are still scattered in the streets. Multiple sets of dice are still rolling like rocks in an avalanche. Bottles...
The Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) in Richmond, Calif., is a non-law enforcement governmental agency whose sole purpose is to reduce gun...