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Firearm Injury in Oregon
Haag MB, Dennis CA, McGaughey S, Gilbert TA, DeFrancesco S, Gallardo AR, Hoffman BD, Carlson KF. A Survey of Firearm Storage Practices and Preferences Among Parents and Caregivers of Children. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 26(1): 142-146, 2025. doi: 10.5811/westjem.21205
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. doi: 10.1007/s10900-022-01181-6
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. doi: 10.1186/s40621-022-00393-7 ~Paper awarded the Injury Epidemiology journal’s 2022 Jess Kraus Best Paper Award.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Oregon
Valek R, Rakshe S, Teichman R, DeFrancesco S, Burnett JR, Hoffman BJ, Carlson KF. Addressing Risks of Violence to Children and Adolescents Through Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law. Academic Pediatrics. 26(3): 1-10, 2026. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.103179
Valek R, Teichman R, Stahla G, Rakshe S, DeFrancesco S, Carlson KF. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law: A Qualitative Study of Professionals Involved in Implementation. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 62: 1-9, 2026. doi: 10.1177/00469580251382423
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. 129(1): 715-734, 2026. doi: 10.1177/00332941241248599
Mikail R, Valek R, Rakshe S, Teichman R, DeFrancesco S, Carlson KF. Use of Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law to Prevent Mass Violence: A Descriptive Study. Injury Epidemiology. 13(1): 5, 2026. doi: 10.1186/s40621-025-00649-y
Valek R, Teichman R, Rakshe S, DeFrancesco S, Carlson KF. The Use of Oregon’s Extreme Risk Protection Order Law to Address Risk of Firearm Suicide. Injury Prevention. March 23, 2025. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1136/ip-2024-045581
Veteran Firearm Injury and Suicide*
*Publications below reflect projects conducted with researchers at the Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), Portland VA Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs.
O’Neill AM, Maxim LA, Gilbert TA, Lafferty M, Plunkett KA, Thompson AR, Carlson KF. Characteristics of Firearm Injuries among Rural- versus Urban-residing Veterans who Presented to VA Healthcare, 2010–2019. Journal of Rural Health; 42(2), 2026. doi: 10.1111/jrh.70153
Masucci E, Lafferty M, Cerra N, Maxim L, O’Neill AM, Carlson KF. “I’m Not Here to Take Anyone’s Guns Away:” Provider Perspectives and Strategies for Addressing the Fear of Firearm Seizure among Rural-Residing Veterans. SSM – Qualitative Health Research. 8, 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100639
O’Neill AM, Hooker E, Shull S, Gilbert TA, Maxim L, Carlson KF. Cost Analysis Examining the Excess Healthcare Costs among Veterans who had a Nonfatal Firearm Injury between 2010-2019. Injury Prevention. July 15, 2025. doi: 10.1136/ip-2024-045471
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. 47(4): 544-554, 2024. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2254292
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. doi: 10.1111/acem.14711
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