Afterschool Child Firearm Assaults: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Firearms are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S., with resources primarily dedicated to the prevention of school shootings. However, child firearm assault risk may surge during afterschool hours when children leave school and enter unsupervised and unstructured community spaces. The authors investigated child firearm injury risk at the afterschool transition in New York City.

Methods

Firearm assaults from the New York City Police Department and school calendars from New York City Public Schools were obtained for 2006-2023, excluding COVID-19 years. The authors fit a difference-in-differences analysis to investigate whether firearm injuries increased into the afterschool hours more on school days than on nonschool days. The authors subsequently

SUBMITTER: Gause EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906174 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature