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The 2025 ACA Conference & Expo, the premier professional development and networking event for professional counselors, will feature 200+ education sessions, organized across 24 mental health and counseling topic areas.

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Terrorists time their attacks during periods of security or financial crisis, according to new research from political scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

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The American Counseling Association, the world鈥檚 largest association representing more than 60,000 professional counselors, will hold its 2025 ACA Conference & Expo March 27-29 in Orlando.

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In 2018, 14,916 lives were lost to gun violence in America. Each of these lives is represented by a single embroidered star in Hank Willis Thomas's installation, "Falling Star Series (14,916 - 2018)," now on display at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design at the George Washington University.

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A new report released by the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions recommends that more states adopt comprehensive firearm purchaser licensing laws based on years of evidence that these laws are effective in reducing gun violence.

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Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Logic has released "Pipeline," a groundbreaking new track that confronts one of America's most pressing issues 鈥� gun violence and illegal gun trafficking. The powerful anthem serves as the centerpiece of LifeBridge Health鈥檚 鈥淪top the Iron Pipeline鈥� initiative.

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Adults tend to overestimate the degree to which home firearm access protects people during home invasions while underestimating the impact on suicide risk, according to Rutgers Health study

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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and Dr. Tusty ten Bensel, a professor of criminal justice and associate dean at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is highlighting her work to address human trafficking in Arkansas. As a member of the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council, she plays a vital role in shaping statewide efforts to combat this issue.

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Standardizing an assessment process currently used by doctors during care discussions with veterans at risk for suicide in other context could shed more light on the risks related to firearms and opioids.

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Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years, a new study finds. In all, 34% more people were hospitalized for a firearm-related injury in 2020 and 2021 than would have been predicted based on pre-pandemic trends.

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Boys exposed to violent screen content in the preschool years were more likely to become antisocial and violent themselves a decade later, in their mid-teens, a new study shows.

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A new study from McMaster University, in collaboration with community partners and researchers from Duke University, Oxford University, and Mahidol University, shows that screenings of a locally-produced narrative film about parenting led to a significant reduction in physical violence against children.

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In Quebec, gun trafficking isn't driven by organized crime, but rather by opportunistic individuals working at different levels, according to a study conducted at UdeM.

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A new study used acoustic sensors that detect the sound of gunfire to show how often children in one Chicago neighborhood are exposed to gunshots while walking to and from school.

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