NJ Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers SPH
@NJGVRC
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The GVRC aims to provide high-quality multi-disciplinary research on gun violence causality and prevention while respecting the rights of legal, safe gun owners
Piscataway, NJ
Joined January 2019
🎥 Hear from Dr. Mike Anestis, Exec. Dir. of #NJGVRC, as he introduces and discusses the RFP video series featuring FY24-25 grant awardees. Funding research is key to understanding & preventing all forms of gun violence. #GunViolenceResearch #RutgersResearch #PublicHealth #RFP
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#NJGVRC Research Spotlight: GVRC Funded Study 🔍."Triggering Inequality: How Gun Availability Shapes Life in Urban Poverty".🔫 Gun presence affects daily choices🏚️ Link between firearm access and poverty cycles🚧 Structural barriers that sustain violence and restrict communities
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🔬 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 @PrincetonUniversity.👉 Guns shape the lives, identities, and behaviors of urban youth.
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🧠 New #NJGVRC study by PI @Dan_Semenza; Co-PIs @PsychBrownBag and Kimberly Burke. A rise in homicide rates predicts more suicides—especially firearm-related, in rural areas, and among White populations. 📊 Data: 48 states, 1968–2019 🔗 Read more:
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🚨 New Paper 📝 Alert from #NJGVRC!.“Local Homicides Increase Suicide in U.S. Counties” Lead author: @Dan_Semenza, with #NJGVRC co-PIs @PsychBrownBag and Kim Burke, PhD.📚 Read more➡️ #GunViolence #SuicidePrevention #PublicHealth #FirearmResearch #Rutgers
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RT @NoJargonPodcast: Gun violence is down, thanks in part to policies that address its root causes. In this No Jargon episode, @Dan_Semenza….
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🚨#NJGVRC researchers: @JenParuk and @PsychBrownBag .📝Track the Willingness of Gun Owners to Temporarily Store Guns Outside Their Homes.Owners of firearms prioritize the safety of household members over their own self-protection, according to a Rutgers study. 📖the release on
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Gun violence is down—but for how long? 🎯 In the recent @NoJargonPodcast latest episode, @Dan_Semenza @NJGVRC breaks down what’s working and what’s at risk as federal support fades. #GunPolicy.
Gun violence rates are down across the U.S. In our latest ep., @Dan_Semenza (@NJGVRC) explains what's working to keep these rates down and what we stand to lose as federal support for violence prevention is being rolled back. #GunPolicy. 🎧Listen now. ⤵️ .
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Chronic violence isn't just a safety issue — it's a health crisis. 📝.🎙️#NJGVRC director of research 📊 @Dan_Semenza was quoted in @njdotcom saying:."You may live in a neighborhood where access to resources is 🔬limited, access to healthcare🥼 is poor, and your risk of
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Meet Kim — Postdoc Fellow at the #NJGVRC.👂Kim outlines her specific studies, which have a foundation in women’s studies, and she designs her research to center on ethics, care, and community. Because for her, science is neutral — it’s personal, and it’s purposeful. 💛🔬
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“Our job isn’t to label people as bad or uninformed, or to force everyone to change,” Anestis said. “It’s to position people within their own value system to make healthy choices and stay safe.” @PsychBrownBag @RutgersU .📝 the full article below⬇️. via.
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How respectful, values-based conversations help patients stay safe.
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#NJGVRC director of research Daniel Semenza, PhD, was featured in @nj.com. Be sure to check out the full article ⬇️ .
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Federal funding cuts to violence prevention programs come at the worst possible time as temperatures rise and crime typically increases.
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🎙️ New Podcast Alert!.👂 Sultan Altikriti Paurk, PhD, examines how life experiences—spanning childhood and adulthood—shape behavior and influence outcomes related to gun violence. Tune in as she breaks down how exposure over time impacts risk, resilience, and prevention. 🔗
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#NJGVRC director of research @Dan_Semenza .was quoted in a recent interview saying, “Community violence intervention and the adjacent hospital-based violence intervention has been a big part of that investment over the last couple of years.".
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Some violence intervention programs, including in NJ, have had layoffs or ended services after grant funding was abruptly canceled.
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#NJGVRC is working to improve community violence intervention programs, while critical funding is being threatened. Investing in safer communities starts with sustained support. 🛑🔁 #CommunitySafety #ViolencePrevention #JuneGVAwarenessMonth #PublicHealth #RutgersSPH
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#NJGVRC is uncovering the risks children face around unsecured firearms. Research that drives awareness. Action that saves lives. 🔐👧🧒 #GunSafety #EndGunViolence #SafeStorage
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