Nearly a Quarter of Young Assault Victims Have Guns: Study

Nearly a Quarter of Young Assault Victims have Guns: Study

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Researchers said that the study findings will help identify victims of gun violence. The study was conducted by University of Michigan Injury Center and was based on data obtained from 689 teens and young adults from emergency departments in Flint …
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Records of young convicts hidden

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Many would argue that the public has a right to know, but two Michigan statutes — one called the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act and the other simply “7411” — make it possible for the general public not to know when such a situation exists. Both statutes …
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23% of assault-injured youth in an urban hospital ER reported possession of a …

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A new study by the University of Michigan Injury Center provides data that could be important to breaking the cycle of gun violence that kills more teens and young adults than anything except auto accidents. … a high-risk population of assault …
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Reproductive Rights

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As the Guttmacher Institute reports, 'The legal ability of minors to consent to a range of sensitive health care services — including sexual and reproductive health care, mental health services and alcohol and drug abuse treatment — has expanded …
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Rep. Marcia Hovey-Wright Speaks on Her Amendments to HB 4118 – HB 4118 Includes in eligibility criteria for family independence assistance program (FIP) benefits suspicion-based substance abuse screening and testing.