Firearm Violence Exposure and Suicidal Ideation Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness
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Purpose This study aimed to explore the association between direct exposure, indirect exposure, and perpetration of gun violence and suicidal ideation among young adults experiencing homelessness (YAEH).Methods YAEH (n = 1,426) in seven cities across the U.S. were surveyed. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between lifetime gun violence exposure and suicidal ideation in the past 12 months.Results Forty-five percent (n = 641) of YAEH had experienced direct or indirect gun violence, whereas 17% (n = 247) had engaged in gun violence perpetration. Gun violence perpetration is associated with elevated suicidal ideation risk (odds ratio = 1.46; 95% confidence interval = 1.02-2.01) among YAEH.Conclusions A high percentage of YAEH were exposed to firearm violence. Cross-sector, multiagency collaborations are warranted to reduce firearm violence exposure among this vulnerable population. Homeless service providers should screen for gun violence exposure and suicide risk and target prevention efforts on YAEH with a history of gun violence perpetration.
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The Results (page not available) associate firearm violence perpetration with higher odds of suicidal ideation among young adults experiencing homelessness. They also state that direct and indirect gun-violence victimization were not associated with suicidal ideation. Thus the paper does not support the sentence’s broad claim about exposure to community firearm violence increasing risk; it establishes an association for perpetration, not a causal increase for all forms of exposure. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Hsu, H.-T., Fulginiti, A., Petering, R., Barman-Adhikari, A., Maria, D. S., Shelton, J., Bender, K., Narendorf, S., & Ferguson, K.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri (US)
- University of Denver (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hsu, Hsun-Ta
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent Health
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-08
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 286-289
- ISSN
- 1054-139X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7398823
- OpenAlex
- W3017798958
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 1.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Digital Commons - DU (University of Denver) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
- Keywords
- suicidal ideation, suicide risk screening, inter-agency cooperation, suicide prevention
- MeSH terms
- Exposure to Violence, Firearms, Ill-Housed Persons, Humans, Violence, Young Adult, Suicidal Ideation
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