Importance Rural adolescents are at high risk for firearm-related injury, yet most existing
prevention efforts are informed by research conducted in urban areas. Despite the need to …

Importance Adolescent handgun carrying is associated with increased risk of firearm-related
violence. Most evidence on adolescent handgun carrying is from urban areas, but these …

Purpose Considerable research has shown that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are
associated with well-known correlates of handgun carrying, such as delinquent peer …

Importance There is little information on upstream community-based interventions that
reduce the prevalence of handgun carrying among adolescents, especially those growing …

Weapon carrying among White rural populations is understudied although evidence
suggests that rural White boys have high rates of carriage. This study delineated patterns of …

Purpose Alcohol use and handgun carrying are more prevalent among youth in rural than
urban areas and their association may be stronger among rural adolescents. Alcohol use …

A host of national tragedies in high schools across the United States, including the shootings
at the Parkland High School in Florida and the Oxford High School in Michigan, have …