Fairriona Magee

1 week ago | thetrace.org | Fairriona Magee

The Trace A Trace analysis published last year found that the federal government had invested more than $137 million in gun violence research since 2020 — an unprecedented amount. In 2025, there have already been dozens of important studies published in academic journals on pivotal aspects of the toll of the gun violence epidemic including mental, physical, and social health.

3 weeks ago | stacker.com | Fairriona Magee

For decades, politicians and gun lobbying organizations have perpetuated the notion that mental health issues drive mass violence. A new study is challenging that narrative, though, showing that, rather than causing acts of violence, exposure to gun violence increased rates of depression among respondents and led to higher use of mental health services, The Trace reports.

3 weeks ago | caledonianrecord.com | Fairriona Magee

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3 weeks ago | thetrace.org | Fairriona Magee

The Trace The COVID-19 pandemic and its corresponding increase in shootings sparked a national conversation around firearm injury, emergency room visits, and the treatment of gun violence victims in hospitals. Five years later, the conversation has faded, but new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that gun violence remains a stubborn presence across the country, with 93,022 shooting injuries treated in hospitals from 2018 to 2023.

1 month ago | thetrace.org | Chip Brownlee |Fairriona Magee

Reporting The Trace’s public health coverage ​​examines emerging trends in gun violence research, developments on the policy level, and various strategies for reducing and preventing firearm injury.