National Soul Box Project Art Installation Makes School of Public Health Debut to Highlight Gun Violence Prevention
PORTLAND, OR – Every day, Americans experience the devastating effects of the gun violence epidemic. The statistics are mind-numbing: an... Read More
Rates of gun-related suicides in Oregon are higher than national average
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud recently featured Becca Valek, a research project coordinator at OHSU’s Gun Violence Prevention Center,... Read More
Kathleen Carlson’s New Study Examines How Oregon’s ERPO Law Addresses Mass Violence Threats
A recently published study by OHSU-PSU School of Public Health faculty member Kathleen F. Carlson, PhD, sheds new light on... Read More
OHSU roundtable: Public Health Approach to Reducing Gun Violence
Medical experts, law enforcement, people with lived experience adopt multipronged approach to reducing firearms injury, death. Oregon and the nation... Read More
Kathleen Carlson Receives Trunkey Center Research and Innovation Award
The Donald D. Trunkey Center for Civilian and Combat Casualty Care has announced the winner of their second annual Research... Read More
Joining people and data to address gun violence
Injury epidemiologist Kathleen Carlson, centers collaboration in research to reduce gun violence. Read the full article.
Join The Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue Advisory Committee
Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue Firearms are a leading source of mortality and morbidity in Oregon. Increasingly, they... Read More
OPB: US Firearm Suicide Rate Reaches Record High
The national age-adjusted suicide rate ticked up slightly in 2018, from 14 per 100,000 people in 2017 to 14.2. The... Read More