The Silent Epidemic of Gun Injuries

Melvin Delgado, PhD, is Professor of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work where he previously served as Chair of the Department of Macro Practice. He has focused his professional and academic career on developing urban-based outreach, research, and service-delivery models stressing participatory democratic principles. His work tackles a variety of social issues, and he has published numerous articles and 30 books on topics surrounding urban community practice. He is currently the Series Editor for Social Justice and Youth Community Practice (Oxford University Press).

Section 1: Grounding Gun Injuries

Chapter 1: Context Setting
Chapter 2: Gun Injury Research and Statistics
Chapter 3: Gun Injuries

Section 2: Social Science Perspectives on Gun Injuries
Chapter 4: Social Perspective
Chapter 5: Cultural Perspective
Chapter 6: Economic Perspective

Section 3: Community-Centered Approaches & Urban Cases
Chapter 7: Community Interventions and Gun Injuries
Chapter 8: Case #1: Chicago's Good Kids Mad City's (GKMC) Stop The Bleed (STB)
Chapter 9: Case #2: Open Doors (Paralyzed Gun Victims)

Section 4: Recommendations for Advancing the Field
Chapter 10: Professional Education
Chapter 11: Research
Chapter 12: Community Practice

References