Emergency room intervention pairs smartphone and telehealth counseling to reduce risky firearm behavior

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The article describes an emergency-room intervention combining smartphone tools with telehealth counseling to reduce risky firearm behavior among U.S. teens and young adults. It cites the substantial burden of firearm-related emergency visits and interpersonal-violence deaths in this age group.

Among U.S. teens and young adults, firearm violence accounts for about 65,000 emergency department visits annually, and 60% of all firearm deaths in this age group result from interpersonal violence.