Homicide

• Kellogg Foundation and in partnership with RomoGIS Enterprise, released a new GIS map on California Firearm Suicide from 2016 to 2022 .
• This map compares firearm suicides and homicides by county, enabling community-based organizations and local governments to create targeted strategies for reducing injuries and deaths.
• Historically, both firearm suicides and homicides account for 50% of the state's firearm deaths.
• Despite major investments to curb firearm homicides, efforts allocated to prevent firearm suicides have been substantially low.

• Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRX) (“Amneal” or the “Company”) today announced the availability of Over the Counter (“OTC”) Naloxone Hydrochloride (Naloxone HCI) Nasal Spray, USP, 4mg, following Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).
• Amneal’s Naloxone HCI Nasal Spray, manufactured in the U.S., is a generic equivalent to OTC NARCAN® HCI Nasal Spray, a medication that is widely used to help treat drug overdose from opioids, including heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid medications.
• “With today’s launch, Amneal is proud to help address this public health emergency by providing naloxone nasal spray at an affordable price and without a prescription.
• According to IQVIA®, U.S. annual commercial sales for NARCAN® Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4mg for the 12 months ended February 2024 were $266 million.

• Their appeal is immediately understandable – many people would be upset by seeing photos of a loved one everywhere after such a traumatic event.
• There has been valuable commentary about the issues surrounding the common journalistic practice of mining social media after a “newsworthy” death.
• My PhD research offers further insight into a perspective that is rarely shared: the view of families bereaved through homicide.

Private photos in the public domain

• When these photos enter the public domain following homicide, they become photos of a victim.
• In this new domain, private photos serve altogether different purposes.
• My research indicates this is an issue that persists long into the aftermath of homicide, well after media and public interest has dissipated.

Judging victims

• My research uncovers how details in a photo can be highlighted and twisted at the expense of others.
• One mother recalled how her son would do a silly pose and ruin their family photos.
• Instead, the mother read comments made by the public underneath the article that said her son deserved to be murdered.

The right to control

• The bereaved deserve to be in control of that decision.
• Allowing them to make that choice themselves gives the bereaved agency at a time when they feel most powerless.

Laura Wajnryb McDonald does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Memphis Mayor Paul Young, in partnership with the African American Mayors Association (AAMA), announced the launch of the Black Mayors' Coalition on Crime (BMCC), an initiative to harness the collective power of black mayors across the nation to fight crime.
• Young has received support from big-city mayors, including Mayor Eric Adams from New York City and Mayor Karen Bass from Los Angeles.
• Many of these leaders come from the communities most affected by crime, so they have a unique perspective on solving it."
• I applaud Mayor Young for convening the Black Mayors Coalition on Crime to have an honest conversation around protecting our cities and delivering peace of mind at a time when our communities need it most."