CSN
Children's Safety Network
6/17/2015 
Children's Safety Network eNewsletter

CSN's eNewsletter serves as a forum for sharing information about child and adolescent injury and violence prevention. We provide weekly listings of events, journal articles, news items, and reports on specific injury-related topics.  

 

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U.S. Hospitals Seeing More Kids With Self-Inflicted Injuries | Heath Day News

A growing number of U.S. kids are landing in the ER because of self-inflicted injuries, a new study finds.  Between 2009 and 2012, self-injuries accounted for a rising percentage of children's emergency room trips -- increasing from 1.1 percent to 1.6 percent of all visits.  Most of the time, researchers found, the injuries were not life-threatening, and included acts such as cutting, piercing and burning.  But, while the total numbers remained relatively low, experts said the increase in self-injuries is concerning.

 

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In the Media

Medical Use of Marijuana Doesn't Increase Youths' Use, Study Finds | The New York Times

 

Pot 'Dabbing' Poses Risk of Serious Burns, Study Warns | Health Day News

 

Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking Continues to Fall Among Underage, Report Finds | The Washington Post
State News
Teen Crashes Declined After Massachusetts Raised Penalties For Graduated Licensing Law Restricting Night Driving | Health Affairs
Injury Topics

Bike Safety

New Publications from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | NHTSA

 

Inequalities in the Use of Helmets by Race and Payer Status Among Pediatric Cyclists | Surgery 

 

General

Funding Opportunity: Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 

Intimate Partner Violence

Witnessing Partner Violence: Exploring the Role of Partner Preferences on Dating Violence | Journal of Interpersonal Violence

 

Suicide Prevention

Subtypes of Psychotic-Like Experiences are Differentially Associated with Suicidal Ideation, Plans and Attempts in Young Adults | Psychiatry Research

 

Teen Driving Safety

A Qualitative Study of College Students' Perceptions of Risky Driving and Social Influences | Traffic Injury Prevention

 

Underage Drinking/Illicit Substance Abuse

Social Networks and Substance Use Among At-Risk Emerging Adults Living in Disadvantaged Urban Areas in the Southern United States: A Cross-Sectional Naturalistic Study | Addiction

 

Diminished Alternative Reinforcement as a Mechanism Underlying Socioeconomic Disparities in Adolescent Substance Use | Preventative Medicine

 

Drug Use Patterns Predict Risk of Non-Fatal Overdose Among Street-Involved Youth in a Canadian Setting | Drug and Alcohol Dependence

 

The Use of the Internet for Prevention of Binge Drinking Among the College Population: A Systematic Review of Evidence | Alcohol and Alcoholism

 

Violence Prevention

A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Influencing Middle School Students' Use of Skills Taught by a Violence Prevention Curriculum | Journal of School Psychology

 

Polyvictimization, Income, and Ethnic Differences in Trauma-Related Mental Health During Adolescence | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
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The findings and conclusions in these newsletter materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the Children's Safety Network.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Child and Adolescent Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Centers Cooperative Agreement (grant number U49MC07499) for $850,000. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.