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Mobilizing healthcare professionals in the movement to end gun violence. A campaign of @bradyunited.org led by trauma surgeon & gun violence survivor @JosephSakran.bsky.social. Learn more and join us at bradyunited.org.
Each year, the Dept. of Defense publishes a report with data on suicide and suicide prevention within the military.
But that report and data were supposed to be released months ago, and not only are they missing, but the Trump administration hasn't said when, or if, they will be released.
Contact your Senators NOW before it's too late!
1/ Today you might be expecting the weekly Dose on flu, the U.S. pulling out of the WHO, or other health headlines. I’ll get back there soon. But after this weekend, those topics felt small and I needed to pause. Because I don’t know about you, but my weekend was full of really hard juxtapositions🧵
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
“One in 4 nurses already experience workplace violence. As incidents w/ federal law enforcement continue to rise across the country, we are deeply concerned for the safety of nurses, both on the job & in the communities they serve.”
Thank you, American Nurses Association. #ThisIsOurLane #AlexPretti
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Jeri Rees said her nephew was denied care after the assault, claiming that officers did not immediately call paramedics and instead pressed his face into a pool of blood.
“The other officers were mocking him, saying, ‘You’re going to lose your eye,' " she said her nephew told her. #ThisIsOurLane
They blame mental health.
They cut mental health care.
They protect unfettered access to guns.
Amazing how the real problem is the one that they always refuse to touch.
"Preventing a physician from treating a dying woman is not merely a procedural choice. It is a moral one. And it should alarm all of us." — Brady Board Chair and @thisisourlane.org Founder @josephsakran.bsky.social
Read more in @usatoday.com.
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Decades of data show childhood exposure to gun violence drives lifelong mental health harm, including depression and substance abuse, with differences across race and gender.
Clinicians must include related prevention, screening, and trauma-informed care as part of regular practice.
Guns in the home can create an unexpected risk when it comes to youth suicide, which often involves firearms from home.
Health providers can help educate families on risks, secure storage options, and tools like extreme risk protection orders before tragedy strikes.
As folks travel this holiday season, something to keep in mind – Firearms in vehicles are an often-overlooked risk for children. Over half of parents report keeping guns in cars, and a third leave them unlocked.
Counseling families on safe storage in vehicles can save lives.
During the holidays, families gather—let’s make safety part of the celebration. Clinicians and parents can work together to keep children safe from firearm injuries at home and in vehicles.
Wishing everyone a peaceful and protected holiday season.
AAP-backed work helps clinicians counsel families on secure firearm storage, assess suicide risk, & respond to gun-related trauma. Evidence shows these conversations reduce unintentional shootings & youth suicide.
If we want to protect kids from firearm injury and death, we must protect this work!
Defunding the American Academy of Pediatrics undermines gun violence prevention.
Pediatricians are trusted messengers for firearm safety, suicide prevention, & trauma care; this is incredibly dangerous, as gun violence is the leading cause of death for kids in the US. 🧵
Firearm owners at highest risk for suicide—older men, racial minorities—rarely seek mental health care. Outreach, counseling, and lethal means interventions must go beyond traditional mental health settings.
What are some ways you try to reach community members where they’re at?
After tragedies like those this weekend, particularly when the horror of gun violence hits so close to home:
First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜
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You can help too, even if you're not a clinician: advocate for policy change, ensure secure storage, know local resources, and support evidence-based community programs. Together, we can reduce preventable firearm injuries. parentdata.org/what-parents...
As clinicians, we know fear is natural, but it must fuel action. Policy, community, & conversation can protect children. We’re so grateful to This Is Our Lane Advisory Council member @meganranney.bsky.social for translating data into actionable guidance.
Heartbroken by the shooting at Brown University. My thoughts are with the students, faculty, staff, and families impacted. No campus should ever feel unsafe.
Today, as we grieve the tragedy at Brown, we observe 13 yrs since the horrific school shooting at Sandy Hook.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of Americans have died of gun violence.
What’s perhaps most tragic is these deaths are preventable. We know the solutions. We need the conviction to act.
Young people who have a parent in the U.S. military carry firearms at higher rates, but secure storage practices are poorly tracked making it even more important for healthcare providers to counsel military families and promote firearm safety.
In a country where gun violence remains a leading cause of traumatic injury, equipping bystanders with the skills to act in those first critical minutes isn’t just smart policy, it’s prevention in action. When people are trained & prepared, they can turn moments of crisis into chances for survival.
So proud of This is Our Lane founder & @bradyunited.org
Chief Medical Officer & Board Chair @josephsakran.bsky.social for his work on this new study published @facs.org on @stopthebleed.bsky.social, which underscores why training is so important, and can make the difference between life and death
In a country where gun violence remains a leading cause of traumatic injury, equipping bystanders with the skills to act in those first critical minutes isn’t just smart policy—it’s prevention in action. When people are trained and prepared, they can turn moments of crisis into chances for survival.
Thanks to This is Our Lane advisory council member @robincogan.bsky.social for reminding us all that our care extends beyond clinics and into the community, that we must protect the programs that make safety & healing possible, & that life-saving funding MUST be restored.
Evidence shows that simple electronic health record prompts and structured workflows boost safety plan documentation in emergency rooms from 1.3% → 66%. That’s huge.
Lethal means counseling works when it’s consistent, and putting systems in place like this can help make it happen.
Firearm laws directly impact youth safety. Pediatricians, school nurses, and mental health providers can integrate this knowledge into counseling: reinforce secure storage, supervision, and parental responsibility, and guide families on ways to reduce adolescent firearm risk.
Assault-related firearm injuries among kids aren’t just more common—they’re far more severe, often requiring ICU care.
We need targeted prevention and safe storage counseling now.