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Using research evidence to reframe the policy debate around mental illness and guns: process and recommendations.

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McGinty, EE; Frattaroli, S; Appelbaum, PS; Bonnie, RJ; Grilley, A; Horwitz, J; Swanson, JW; Webster, DW
Published in: Am J Public Health
November 2014

Recent mass shootings have prompted a national dialogue around mental illness and gun policy. To advance an evidence-informed policy agenda on this controversial issue, we formed a consortium of national gun violence prevention and mental health experts. The consortium agreed on a guiding principle for future policy recommendations: restricting firearm access on the basis of certain dangerous behaviors is supported by the evidence; restricting access on the basis of mental illness diagnoses is not. We describe the group's process and recommendations.

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Am J Public Health

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1541-0048

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

104

Issue

11

Start / End Page

e22 / e26

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Policy
  • Public Health
  • Policy Making
  • Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Firearms
  • Evidence-Based Practice
 

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McGinty, E. E., Frattaroli, S., Appelbaum, P. S., Bonnie, R. J., Grilley, A., Horwitz, J., … Webster, D. W. (2014). Using research evidence to reframe the policy debate around mental illness and guns: process and recommendations. Am J Public Health, 104(11), e22–e26. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302171
McGinty, Emma E., Shannon Frattaroli, Paul S. Appelbaum, Richard J. Bonnie, Anna Grilley, Joshua Horwitz, Jeffrey W. Swanson, and Daniel W. Webster. “Using research evidence to reframe the policy debate around mental illness and guns: process and recommendations.Am J Public Health 104, no. 11 (November 2014): e22–26. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.302171.
McGinty EE, Frattaroli S, Appelbaum PS, Bonnie RJ, Grilley A, Horwitz J, et al. Using research evidence to reframe the policy debate around mental illness and guns: process and recommendations. Am J Public Health. 2014 Nov;104(11):e22–6.
McGinty, Emma E., et al. “Using research evidence to reframe the policy debate around mental illness and guns: process and recommendations.Am J Public Health, vol. 104, no. 11, Nov. 2014, pp. e22–26. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302171.
McGinty EE, Frattaroli S, Appelbaum PS, Bonnie RJ, Grilley A, Horwitz J, Swanson JW, Webster DW. Using research evidence to reframe the policy debate around mental illness and guns: process and recommendations. Am J Public Health. 2014 Nov;104(11):e22–e26.

Published In

Am J Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

Publication Date

November 2014

Volume

104

Issue

11

Start / End Page

e22 / e26

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Violence
  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Public Policy
  • Public Health
  • Policy Making
  • Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Firearms
  • Evidence-Based Practice