Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children & Teens (Coursera)

Through lectures and interviews from leading firearm injury researchers, and activities, readings, discussion boards, and quizzes, learners can become familiar with the epidemiology, prevention strategies, and policy efforts related to pediatric firearm injury prevention. The course also covers important gaps in existing research and future directions for expanding the knowledge base of the field.

This course is designed for multiple fields and levels of training, including students and researchers from public health, medicine, public policy, social work, nursing, criminology, sociology and psychology fields. The course is also appropriate for practitioners, educators and parents. As a learner, you will have the ability to select all modules or individual topics that interest you most. Composed of 7 modules, this course may be taken from the comfort of your home or office, and you can learn at your own pace.

Supported by a grant to the University of Michigan by the National Institutes of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) (Award Number: R24HD087149) and the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. The content is solely the responsibility of the contributors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/NICHD) or the Department of Health and Human Services.

What You Will Learn

- Understand how epidemiological trends and disparities in pediatric firearm injuries and deaths can guide interventions.

- Utilize various research methods and theories to create and evaluate firearm injury prevention programs.

- Recognize existing and promising policies that protect children and teens against firearm injury and death.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Overview of Child and Adolescent Firearm Injury

WEEK 2: Firearm-Related Suicide

WEEK 3: Unintentional Injury

WEEK 4: Community Violence

WEEK 5: Intimate Partner Violence/Dating Violence and Family Violence

WEEK 6: School & Mass Shootings

WEEK 7: Officer-Involved Shootings