Nonfatal Firearm Injury and Firearm Mortality in High-risk Youths and Young Adults 25 Years After Detention
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- 3 April 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Network Open
- Vol. 6 (4) , e238902
Abstract
The United States is facing a public health crisis as rates of firearm injury and death escalate. More than 100 deaths are caused by firearms each day.1 Youths and young adults—especially Black and Hispanic males—are disproportionately affected. In 2020, Black males ages 20 to 24 years had higher rates of overall firearm death and firearm homicide death than any other demographic group.2 Compared with non-Hispanic White males aged 20 to 24 years, Black males had more than 20 times and Hispanic males more than 3 times the rate of firearm homicide mortality.Keywords
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