Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: Children in U.S. Face Rising Risk of Losing a Parent to Firearm Violence or Overdose
July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 24 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024:
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Children in U.S. Face Rising Risk of Losing a Parent to Firearm Violence or Overdose
By Kaitlin Washburn
From 1999 to 2020, an estimated 1.19 million children lost a parent to drug poisoning or firearm violence in the U.S., according to a May 2024 analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. . . .
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Children in U.S. Face Rising Risk of Losing a Parent to Firearm Violence or Overdose
By Kaitlin Washburn
From 1999 to 2020, an estimated 1.19 million children lost a parent to drug poisoning or firearm violence in the U.S., according to a May 2024 analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. . . .