Investigating the 2016 surge in firearm violence in Illinois, USA, through community-based organisations: a qualitative study.
Jehannaz D DastoorArielle C ThomasJohn D SlocumSheila ReganLevon StoneJoesph B RichardsonMaryann MasonJulie K JohnsonKatherine LinAnne Madeleine SteyPublished in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2024)
Lack of government-derived infrastructure and systemic poverty were the central themes of the 2016 firearm violence surge. The insights gained from the 2016 surge are applicable to understanding both current and future surges. CBOs focused on violence prevention offer insights into the context and conditions fuelling surges in the epidemic of violence.