Suicide-related behavior and firearm access among perpetrators of domestic violence subject to domestic violence protection orders

• Published in: Preventive medicine reports Vol. 37; p. 102560
• Main Authors: Dalve, Kimberly, Ellyson, Alice M., Bowen, Deirdre, Kafka, Julie, Rhew, Isaac C., Rivara, Frederick, Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Domestic violence; Firearms; Internal Medicine; Legal system; Protection orders; Regular article; Suicide; Domestic violence; Protection orders; Legal system; Firearms; Suicide; domestic violence; protection orders; firearms; suicide; legal system

Perpetrators of domestic violence (DV) may be a population at elevated risk of suicide. Domestic violence protection orders (DVPOs) can include the removal of firearms from the individual subjected to the order (i.e., the respondent) to protect the victim-survivor. While removal of firearms in a DVP...