Insights from law enforcement personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus on violence reduction and prevention initiatives and firearm violence - De Biasi A, Krupa JM, Rzotkiewicz A, McGarrell E, Circo G, Liebler J.
In the United States (U.S.), elevated levels of firearm violence following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in late March 2020 drew attention to efforts taken by law enforcement to reduce and prevent firearm violence through policing innovations. However... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Reviewing the 3C's of blended learning for police education: assessing capacity, building capability, and conquering challenges - Belur J, Bentall C.
Police education and training, in common with education at all levels, was seriously affected by the onset of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Police organisations in England and Wales sought to cope by moving training and education programmes online... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Three-inflated Poisson distribution and its application in suicide cases of India during Covid-19 pandemic - Rahman T, Hazarika PJ, Ali MM, Barman MP.
In this study, a three-inflated Poisson (ThIP) distribution is proposed by mixing the Poisson distribution and a distribution to a point mass at three... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Enhancing service quality of rural public transport during the COVID-19 pandemic: a novel fuzzy approach - Sama HR, Chen LS, Nalluri V, Chendragiri M.
In order to encourage the use of public transportation, it is necessary to make it more appealing to commuters by conducting frequent Service Quality (SQ) evaluations and modifications. Understanding passengers' expectations of public transportation are im... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

India's public transportation system: the repercussions of COVID-19 - Sahu S, Shanker S, Kamat A, Barve A.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left scars on the Indian public transportation system. In order to regain its original momentum, policymakers will need to assess the barriers hindering the effectiveness of the public transportation sector. In this regard, this a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Move-ins start at $63M senior community addition in Redmond
The project was first announced in 2017, but construction didn't start until September 2022 due to pandemic-related delays. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Shawna De La Rosa Source Type: news

The Children ’s Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) Secures A Lifeline from Mithaq Capital
It has been a rough few years for retailers. The pandemic shutdown and subsequent reopening-related supply chain issues have caused a ripple effect... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hotspots turn not-spots as the rural housing market cools
As the work-from-home bubble bursts, Londoners who bought out of town during the pandemic are finding selling up a slow business (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

American pandemic savings have depleted faster than other countries. Is that good or bad?
Mohammed El-Erian took to social media on Wednesday to post a chart, drawing on International Monetary Fund research, showing that the U.S. has depleted pandemic savings faster than other economies.#mohammedelerian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Seattle hospitality giant buys into city councilmember ’s Fremont Brewing
A deal between one of the state’s largest hospitality groups and a major brewery could help both in the post-pandemic economy – but it raises ethical questions for Seattle officials.#seattle (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Opioid Deaths Doubled Across Canada After Pandemic Onset Opioid Deaths Doubled Across Canada After Pandemic Onset
More than 25% of deaths related to opioid use were among young adults, new data indicated.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - April 17, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Spirituality, security, compassion, and play: innovative ways group psychotherapy addresses human suffering - Marmarosh C.
We are surrounded by trauma, grief, pandemics, health care inequality, poverty, climate change, and social injustice, not to mention increases in suicide, depression, and loneliness. How can group therapists address these issues and thrive? The current spe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on baseline concussion symptom assessments among adolescents - Rivera DK, Brown J, Bay RC, Valovich McLeod TC.
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of high school sports in spring 2020, a modified resumption of sports in the 2020-2021 academic year, and a return to pre-pandemic sports in 2021-2022. This cancellation had a major impact on ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Relationship between severity and length of exposure to COVID-19 parameters and resulting government responses and the suicide crisis syndrome (SCS) - Cohen LJ, Liang Y, Peterkin D, McGibbon K, Rappa F, Rogers ML, You S, Chistopolskaya K, Enikolopov S, Barzilay S, Menon V, Husain MI, Dudeck M, Streb J, Çinka E, Yilmaz FK, Kuśmirek O, Valvassori SS, Blum Y, Galynker I.
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a globally devastating psychosocial impact. A detailed understanding of the mental health implications of this worldwide crisis is critical for successful mitigation of and preparation for future pandemics. Using a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Utilization of the disaster medical assistance team (DMAT) in an inner-city emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic - Mangano J, Middleton B, Wojcik S.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) in an inner-city emergency department during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: Data were abstracted from individual emergency department encounters... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news