Research In Action
Research In Action
Read our latest roundup of notable child injury prevention news articles from January 2024.
A new analysis of trampoline park injuries found that over 13,000 occurred over three years, though significant injuries were rare. Injuries were highest with foam pit jumping, and the significant injury rate was highest among high performance and parkour jumpers.
Tip Line for Teens: Tool for Reporting Gun Threats
About 10% of the tips reported to the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System (an anonymous tip line for teens in grades 6-12 started by the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation) were related to a firearm-related threat, according to a new analysis. In one single state, 38 instances of school violence and 100 planned suicides were prevented over the 4-year reporting period.
Mindfulness Practices in Elementary Schools
Schools are using mindfulness practices with children in an effort to reduce a variety of stressors, including those induced from traumas.
This New York Times article explores the multifactorial causes of the rise in car crashes since the pandemic.
Racial Discrimination, Posttraumatic Stress, and Suicidal Ideation
A new study of over 500 Black adolescents finds an association between individual online racial discrimination and posttraumatic stress symptoms, and posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidal ideation.
