Alcohol and Gun Violence
This work is exploring the various associations between alcohol use and gun violence, with implications for community-wide interventions and policies. Publications are included below.
Current Projects
School Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Youth Mental Health/Well-being, Rajan S & Branas C - This work explores the relationship between student exposure to school gun violence and various forms of school security strategies and their impact on youth mental health and other child health outcomes.
Trauma Free NYC and Gun Injury ACEs, Rauh V & Rajan S - Trauma-Free NYC aims to bring together New Yorkers who are committed to creating trauma-informed partnerships across the city. We promote the integration of scientific advances regarding the causes and effects of trauma into the work of any organization, individual, or public servant actively involved in the well-being of New Yorkers.
Relevant Publications
School Violence Exposure as an Adverse Childhood Experience: Protocol for a Nationwide Study of Secondary Public Schools
Sonali Rajan, Navjot Buttar, Zahra Ladhani, Jennifer Caruso, John P. Allegrante, Charles Branas, JMIR Research Protocols, 2024. Protocol for a national study examining relationships between school gun violence exposure, ACEs, and adolescent mental health and school outcomes.
Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011–2019
Noah T. Kreski, Qixuan Chen, Mark Olfson, Magdalena Cerdá, Silvia S. Martins, Pia M. Mauro, Charles C. Branas, Sonali Rajan, Katherine M. Keyes, Journal of School Health, 2022. National analysis showing associations between online bullying and offline violence-related behaviors including weapon carrying.
Youth Exposure to Violence Involving a Gun: Evidence for Adverse Childhood Experience Classification
Sonali Rajan, Charles C. Branas, Dawn Myers, Nina Agrawal, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2019. Evidence supporting the classification of youth gun violence exposure as an adverse childhood experience, with implications for trauma and development.
Reducing Gun Violence Using Alcohol-Related Convictions
Kaufman E, Morrison C, Branas C, JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019
Association of Drug and Alcohol Use With Adolescent Firearm Homicide at Individual, Family, and Neighborhood Levels
Hohl B, Wiley S, Wiebe DJ, Culyba AJ, Drake, R, Branas C, JAMA Internal Medicine, 2017
A Momentary Exposures Analysis of Proximity to Alcohol Outlets and Risk for Assault
Morrison C, Dong B, Branas C, Richmond TS, Wiebe DJ, Addiction, 2017
Alcohol Use and Firearm Violence
Branas C, Han SH, Wiebe DJ, Epidemiologic Review, 2016
