In the year after they were shot, child and adolescent survivors were more than twice as likely as other kids to experience a pain disorder... and 144% as likely to develop a substance use disorder.
Across the United States, firearm injuries were the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19 in 2020 and 2021.
The public hears about mass shootings and the number of people who died... The population of people affected by firearm violence is much larger than deaths alone.
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