Between April 2020 and December 2021, more than 2,700 children and teens under the age of 18 were treated at hospitals for gun injuries.
Number of young people treated for gunshot-related injuries soars. In the heat of the pandemic, between April 2020 and December 2021, more than 2,700 children and teens under the age of 18 were treated at hospitals for firearm injuries, according to a new analysis of data from 49 children’s hospitals. That figure is more than 50 percent above the figure for the corresponding period in 2018 and 2019 and, Black children bore the brunt of the violence. “This unequal burden of injury mirrors the disproportionate implications of COVID-19 for minoritized communities,” write the authors.
Source: Daily Bulletin: An Alarming Increase in Gun Injuries Among Children