3344.0 Guns, mental illness, and violence: A conversation at the intersection of law, policymaking, and research

Monday, October 29, 2012: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH

2:30pm
Firearms laws and mental illness: Legal overview, current challenges and opportunities
Joshua Horwitz, JD
2:45pm
Do firearms restrictions prevent violence in people with mental illness? New research evidence
Jeffrey Swanson, PhD
     
3:00pm
Gun rights restoration in Virginia: Policy review and current reform efforts
Richard Bonnie, LLB
3:15pm
Dangerous weapons, “dangerous people,” gun-rights politics, and the cost of gun violence in America: Comments on firearms research and implications for better law and policy
Philip J. Cook, PhD
  
3:30pm
Predicting and preventing violence and suicide in people with mental illness: A clinical perspective
Renee Binder, MD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Law
Endorsed by: Ethics SPIG, Mental Health, Women's Caucus, Community Health Planning and Policy Development

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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