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Center Resources

The OHSU Gun Violence Prevention Research Center is sharing research findings on firearm injury and death, along with promising solutions. For more information on individual research projects, go to our Research Projects.

Gun Violence Prevention
Research Center Fact Sheets

Oregon’s ERPO Research Fact Sheet
Research Brief on ERPO Interviews with Professionals
Report on ERPO Interviews with Professionals
Oregon’s ERPO Law Fact Sheet For Clinicians
Oregon’s ERPO
Research Brief
Interpersonal Firearm Injury and Death in Portland, OR Research Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet on the Use of Oregon’s ERPO Law to Address Firearm Suicide Risk

In Collaboration with the
Oregon Health Authority (OHA)

The Oregon FASTER Project Data Dashboard
The Oregon AVERT Project Fact Sheet
AVERT Listening Sessions: Firearm Suicides and Suicide Attempts in Oregon

Portland VA Health Care System
Veterans Firearm Injury Prevention Projects

Veterans Firearm Injury Data Dashboard
Firearm Injury Prevention Strategies Pilot Implementation and Evaluation Brief

Peer Reviewed Publications

Veterans Firearm Injury

Lafferty M, O’Neill AM, Cerra N, Maxim L, Mulcahy A, Wyse JJ, Carlson KF. Let’s Talk About Firearms: Perspectives of Older Veterans and VA Clinicians on Universal and Dementia-Specific Firearm Safety Discussions. Clinical Gerontologist; 4 Sept 2023. Epub ahead of print.

Carlson KF, Gilbert TA, Maxim L, Hooker ER, Shull S, DeBeer B, DeFrancesco S, Denneson L. Associations between Nonfatal Firearm Injuries and Risk of Subsequent Suicide among Veteran VA Users: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Academic Emergency Medicine; 30(4): 278-288, 2023.

Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO)

Rakshe S, Valek R, Teichman R, Freeman K, DeFrancesco S, Carlson KF. Five Years of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Oregon: A Descriptive Analysis. Psychological Reports; In Press.

Other

Lake MG, Baker-Robinson W, Harris JR, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Carlson KF, Bezruchka S. Interpersonal Firearm Injury and Death in Portland, Oregon: 2018 through 2021. Journal of Community Health; 48(3): 450-457, 2023.

Carlson KF, Gilbert TA, DeFrancesco S, Wright DA, Shen X, Cook LJ. Accuracy of Behavioral Health Variables in Oregon National Violent Death Reporting System Data: A Linked Cohort Study. Injury Epidemiology; 9(29), 2022. ~Paper awarded the 2022 Jess Kraus Best Paper Award.

Gun Violence Prevention Research Center

Gun Violence Prevention Research Activities

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