The present study is evaluating the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to reduce risky firearm carriage among a high risk sample of youth reporting recent firearm carriage and ownership of a smartphone.
Who can participate
Age range16 Years – 30 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Flint or Saginaw Youth between the ages of 16 to 30 reporting past 3-month firearm carriage and ownership of a smartphone, including those seeking care for any reason at Hurley Medical Center or Covenant Medical Center Emergency Department.
* Can provide consent (age: 18-30) or youth assent and parental consent (age: 16-17) for the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Incarcerated (i.e., in active policy custody and not able to provide informed consent)
* Presenting to the ED for active suicide ideation or attempt, sexual assault, and/or child abuse
* Unable to provide informed consent due to mental status (e.g., alcohol intoxication, acute psychosis) or medical instability.
* Participants will be excluded if firearm carriage is exclusively for legal work (e.g., police), hunting, or target shooting.