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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 1h

🚨 New Paper 📝 Alert from #NJGVRC! “Firearm Violence Prevention in Peril: A Call to Defend Our Public Safety Infrastructure” #NJGVRC PI:
@daniel-semenza.bsky.social
Journal:
@amjpublichealth.bsky.social
📚 Read more➡️ ow.ly/Ahtf50X8Tba

Firearm Violence Prevention in Peril: A Call to Defend Our Public Safety Infrastructure | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 10h

📣 We’re excited to welcome Allie Bond to the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center team!
🎧 Hear directly from Allie and learn more about her work here.
✅ her latest paper, “Examining Demographic Characteristics of Firearm Owners Currently Engaged in Mental Health Treatment." 📖➡️ ow.ly/n3oA50X8uNa

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 New Paper 📝 Alert from #NJGVRC
“Examining Demographic Characteristics of Firearm Owners Currently Engaged in Mental Health Treatment”
#NJGVRC PI: Allie Bond, PhD
📚 Read more➡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Examining Demographic Characteristics of Firearm Owners Currently Engaged in Mental Health Treatment

Objective Research on the demographic characteristics and mental health profiles of those with firearm access is scarce. To address this gap, the current study examined the demographic characteristi...

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 5d

Now Available!
The #NJGVRC Progress Report 2025📊.
💡Discover how our data-driven research is transforming policy and advancing public safety. 📚 Read the full report: issuu.com/newjerseygun...

FY25 - GVRC Progress Report

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 8d

🎙️ Firearm violence affects more than you think — even dental health. On #InternationPodcastDay, hear him discuss his 2025 study on how gun violence impacts health, care access, and more.
#GunViolence #PublicHealth #PodcastDay #DentalHealth
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Firearm Violence and Dental Health

Listen to Firearm Violence and Dental Health by NJGVRC #np on #SoundCloud

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 16d

🎙️ Hear from @daniel-semenza.bsky.social, director of research at the #NJGVRC, NEW Vlog/Blog on:

The ripple effects of gun violence exposure — and how it impacts mental, physical, and behavioral health.

👂📖 ➡️ ow.ly/9GO750X0jZq
What does “violence exposure” really mean?
Take a moment to listen.

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 28d

🎥 Meet Dr. Samantha Daruwala discussing her #NJGVRC-funded research on firearm owners' experiences with suicidal thoughts and short-term risk factors beyond mental health. Her work aims to improve life-saving and suicide prevention.

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · 29d

🔎 Learn more about @mikeanestis.bsky.social, executive director of the #NJGVRC. The RGVRC 📰 series, 🔦spotlights experts working to better understand, prevent, and respond to firearm violence — through research, policy, and lived experience. 📑 Read the full article www.rockinst.org/blog/rgvrc-m...

RGVRC Member Highlight: Michael Anestis | Rockefeller Institute of Government

Learn more about the research of Dr. Michael Anestis, a member of the RGVRC and the executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University.

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Allie Bond to Join the Rutgers School of Public Health and New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center sph.rutgers.edu/news/allie-b...

Allie Bond to Join the Rutgers School of Public Health and New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Sep 2

📹 In this video, #NJGVRC grant awardee Dr. Alex Santana discusses how his project has empowered community-based organizations throughout Newark, NJ, in efforts to reduce and prevent gun violence in Newark, NJ. #GunViolenceReseach #RutgersResearch

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our hearts are with Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. 💔 Honoring the lives lost, holding space for all those affected, and standing with the community in grief and mourning.

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 26

🎥 In this video, #NJGVRC grant awardee Dr. Michelle Storrad shares insights from her research on a critical — and often overlooked — question:
What role do women play in responding to community gun violence? #GunViolenceReseach #RutgersResearch #WomensEqualityDay

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you, @njassemblydems.bsky.social Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, Assemblyman Michael Venezia, and the Brady NJ Chapter @momsdemand.bsky.social, for supporting the #NJGVRC mission — supporting gun violence research, prevention, and solutions.
@daniel-semenza.bsky.social @mikeanestis.bsky.social

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you, @njassemblydems.bsky.social Speaker Craig J. Coughlin, Assemblyman Michael Venezia, and the Brady NJ Chapter @momsdemand.bsky.social, for supporting the #NJGVRC mission — supporting gun violence research, prevention, and solutions.
@daniel-semenza.bsky.social @mikeanestis.bsky.social

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 18

#NJGVRC Funded Research Spotlight 🔍
"Using Artificial Intelligence Avatars to Examine Factors Impacting the Efficacy of Firearm Secure Storage Messaging."
📹PI: Ryan Hill, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, @lsu.bsky.social 📚 AI avatars can enhance safe firearm storage messaging and prevention.

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎥 Dr. Mike Anestis, Executive Director of #NJGVRC, kicks off the RFP video series featuring FY24-25 grant awardees. Funding research is key to better understanding and preventing all forms of gun violence."Gun violence prevention science is, and why it's so important that the state of New Jersey..."

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This Is Our Lane @thisisourlane.org · Aug 11

Groundbreaking 50-year study shows homicide rates at the county level cause suicide rates to rise—especially firearm suicides, rural areas, and among White populations. For medical providers, this means violence exposure should be treated as a clinical risk factor for suicide.

New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨New Research 📝 from #NJGVRC
📚 “Local Homicides Increase Suicide in U.S. Counties”
Lead author: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social
Co-PIs: @mikeanestis.bsky.social & Dr. Kimberly Burke
Local homicide spikes linked to rising suicides—underscoring the toll of community violence.
📚 Read 🔗 ow.ly/xVmT50Wxo6O

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎥 Dr. Mike Anestis, Executive Director of #NJGVRC, kicks off the RFP video series featuring FY24-25 grant awardees. Funding research is key to better understanding and preventing all forms of gun violence."Gun violence prevention science is, and why it's so important that the state of New Jersey..."

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 5

🔍 #NJGVRC Research Spotlight 🔍
"Triggering Inequality: How Gun Availability Shapes Life in Urban Poverty"
🔫 Guns shape daily life decisions
🏚️ Fuel poverty cycles
🚧 Reinforce structural barriers
Learn more & explore funding opportunities ➡️ Link in bio.
#GunViolencePrevention #UrbanInequality #GVRC

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Aug 4

#NJGVRC🔬 Research Spotlight: GVRC Funded RFP Project 🔬
Becoming a Shooter: How Gun Shape, Deviance, and Desistance Among Urban Youth
📚 Lead Researcher/RFP Recipient: PhD candidate Megan King at Princeton University. 👉 Guns shape the lives, identities, and behaviors of urban youth.

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Jul 31

🧠 New #NJGVRC study🚨
A rise in homicide rates predicts more suicides—especially firearm-related, in rural areas, and among White populations.
PI: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social
Co-PIs: @mikeanestis.bsky.social and Kimberly Burke, PhD
📊 Data: 48 states, 1968–2019
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/9zY550WxFcQ

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨Request for Proposal (RFP) 📝 Now Open!
The #NJGVRC is seeking researchers focused on gun violence prevention, firearm suicide, interpersonal violence, and more...🥼Open to faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and students..
🗓️ Apply today: ow.ly/W84S50WxrjR

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Jul 30

🚨New Research 📝 from #NJGVRC
📚 “Local Homicides Increase Suicide in U.S. Counties”
Lead author: @daniel-semenza.bsky.social
Co-PIs: @mikeanestis.bsky.social & Dr. Kimberly Burke
Local homicide spikes linked to rising suicides—underscoring the toll of community violence.
📚 Read 🔗 ow.ly/xVmT50Wxo6O

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New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨#NJGVRC researchers: Jennifer Paruk, PhD and @mikeanestis.bsky.social. 📝Track the Willingness of Gun Owners to Temporarily Store Guns Outside Their 🏠
Owners of 🔫 prioritize the safety of household members over their own self-protection, according to a Rutgers study.
📖the release ➡️ bit.ly/40UpqnW

New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center @njgvrc.bsky.social · Jul 16

📝 #NJGVRC New Paper Alert! "Owner Willingness to Temporarily Store Firearms With Firearm Retailers and Law Enforcement Agencies." 🖊️#NJGVRC authors Jennifer Paruk, PhD, and Michael Anestis, PhD 📖 Read the full paper here ➡️https://ow.ly/RqNh50WqQqu
✅ The visual abstract ⬇️

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