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A trauma-informed approach to understanding firearm decision-making among Black adolescents: implications for prevention.

Gaylord-Harden, Noni K., Alli, Jasmine, Davis-Stober, Clintin P., Henderson, Howard·2022·Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Firearm violence remains a public health crisis in marginalized, urban communities, with Black adolescents bearing the burden of firearm homicides and injuries. As such, the prevention of firearm violence among adolescents has moved to a high priority of the U.S. public health agenda. The current paper reviews recent literature to highlight the heterogeneity in firearm behavior among Black adolescents and underscore the need for additional research on decision-making and firearm behavior to better understand how adolescents make decisions to acquire, carry, and use firearms. Through a discussion of the disproportionate levels of trauma exposure and trauma symptoms experienced by Black adolescents, the current paper also proposes a trauma-informed approach to understanding decision-making for risky firearm behavior. We discuss the broader impacts of this approach, including the development of a more comprehensive and contextually relevant understanding of the variability in risky firearm behavior and improvements in risk screening capabilities and preventive intervention strategies.

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Authors
Gaylord-Harden, N. K., Alli, J., Davis-Stober, C. P., & Henderson, H.
Affiliations
  • Texas A&M University (US)
  • Texas Southern University (US)
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-12
Volume
165
Issue
Pt A
Pages
107305
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4306319580
Cited by
17
References
133
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1
FWCI
0.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Keywords
gun violence, Black adolescents, trauma-informed approach, trauma exposure, trauma symptoms, firearm injuries, firearm homicide, risk screening, preventive interventions
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Firearms, Homicide, Humans, Risk-Taking, Violence, Wounds, Gunshot, Black People

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