Saturday, September 3rd, 2022
Special Edition: The Truth About Gun Violence - Breaking Down the Data
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Today, we’re doing our best to cut out any sensationalism or politics about the sometimes-very-controversial topics of gun violence and gun laws, and even how or if mental illness plays a role. Instead, we’re focusing on what the data shows about all of it, like who is really most at risk of getting hurt and the actions that may actually keep people safer.
First up, I’m speaking with researcher and practicing emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney. She’s the co-founder of a nonprofit bringing together medical and public health experts focused on responsible gun stewardship and reducing the rate of firearm injuries and deaths.
And because we know mass shootings can often cause anxiety and fear, we’ll chat with licensed family therapist Emma McAdam, who you may know from her popular YouTube channel “Therapy in a Nutshell.” She’ll talk about how to calm those emotions so we can still live the life we want.
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Guest: Emma McAdam
Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist and her mission is to make mental health skills easy to understand through YouTube videos and online courses. Her channel “Therapy in a Nutshell” has more than 1 million subscribers.
She got her master’s degree from Utah State University and is currently licensed in the state of Utah. Emma has worked in settings like juvenile corrections, adventure therapy programs, high schools, wilderness therapy programs, an eating disorder treatment center, a residential treatment center, and outpatient therapy.
Guest: Megan Ranney, MD, MPH
Dr. Megan Ranney is a practicing emergency physician, researcher, and advocate for innovative approaches to health. Her work focuses on the intersection between digital health, violence prevention, and population health.
She is the Academic Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. She is co-founder and Senior Strategic Advisor to the American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine (AFFIRM) at the Aspen Institute, which creates practical, scalable, and immediate health-based solutions to reduce all forms of firearm-related injuries in the United States.
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