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- Firearm violence exposure fulfils ACE criteria, causing persistent harm to child physical, emotional, and developmental health and should be recognised as such.
- Standardised measurement of firearm exposure is needed, integrating it into ACE datasets while addressing data gaps, confidentiality, and methodological challenges.
- Policy responses must be public health centred, evidence based, and multisectoral to prevent child firearm exposure and mitigate inequities and long term harms.
Lancet. 2026 Jul 25;408(10552):323-324. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01903-8.
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PMID:42492551 | DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01903-8
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