The number one killer of children older than 1 in Tennessee are firearms. It's a very hard statistic to fathom, especially since many of those deaths are preventable. For children and youth younger than 17-years-old, Tennessee’s rate of gun deaths is 36 percent higher than the national average. Dr. Kelsey Gastineau is a pediatrician at Monroe Carrel Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and a national expert on firearm violence. She sits down with podcast host, Jonquil Newland, to discuss this hard truth and the hope that exists to make a change.
Resources
Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy Poll
Sycamore Report
SAFER Safe Storage Prevents Harm (AAP online free course)
One Step Closer to Safer: Counseling Outcomes form American Academy of Pediatrics Firearm Safe Storage Education Training
Improving the Frequency and Documentation of Gun Safety Counseling in a Resident Primary Care Clinic
Project Child Safe