Introduction
In the wake of the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook on
14th December 2012, and the release of the Report of the
State's Attorney on the Shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary
School1 renewed attention has focused on how adopting a
Public Health perspective may prevent, or at least reduce the
frequency and deadliness, of such events.2,3 However, such
high profile and tragic mass shootings account for relatively
few deaths when compared to the daily toll of gun violence in
the US4,5 let alone elsewhere in the world.6 Furthermore, gun
violence itself is only one cause of homicide, with a total
global estimated burden of intentional injuries attributable to
violence (not self-inflicted or war and conflict) of around
600,000 per year.7 However, such fatalities represent the tip of
the iceberg, and non-fatal violence is much more common.
Such violence is associated with potentially devastating longterm
consequences not only resulting from the direct injuries
sustained but also indirectly as a risk factor for a broad range
of physical and mental health outcomes among perpetrators,
victims, families, communities, and wider society.8 Despite
this, violence it is often underreported or even deliberately
hidden by the victims.
Introduction
In the wake of the mass school shooting at Sandy Hook on
14th December 2012, and the release of the Report of the
State's Attorney on the Shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary
School1 renewed attention has focused on how adopting a
Public Health perspective may prevent, or at least reduce the
frequency and deadliness, of such events.2,3 However, such
high profile and tragic mass shootings account for relatively
few deaths when compared to the daily toll of gun violence in
the US4,5 let alone elsewhere in the world.6 Furthermore, gun
violence itself is only one cause of homicide, with a total
global estimated burden of intentional injuries attributable to
violence (not self-inflicted or war and conflict) of around
600,000 per year.7 However, such fatalities represent the tip of
the iceberg, and non-fatal violence is much more common.
Such violence is associated with potentially devastating longterm
consequences not only resulting from the direct injuries
sustained but also indirectly as a risk factor for a broad range
of physical and mental health outcomes among perpetrators,
victims, families, communities, and wider society.8 Despite
this, violence it is often underreported or even deliberately
hidden by the victims.
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