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Firearm injuries among children take an enormous mental, behavioral health toll on victims and their families

The alarming increase in firearm injuries to children and adolescents in the United States has taken an enormous mental and behavioral health toll on victims, survivors, and their families, with ripple effects on the economy and health care spending, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have found.

The health and economic toll of gun violence

<ul> <li>Firearm deaths and injuries among young people exert a massive physical toll and mental health burden on survivors and their families.</li> <li>Financial costs are also high, with survivor health spending increasing by $35,000 in the year following injury, according to the analysis.</li> <li>Growth in number of households with unlocked, loaded guns could lead to even more youth deaths and injuries in coming years.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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