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    Melissa E. Smith

    Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work

    Melissa E. Smith is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She has a particular interest in the intersection of race, ethnicity, sociocultural factors, and serious mental illness across lifespans. She has conducted research on community-based mental health services and has a focus on Black populations diagnosed with serious mental illnesses. Her recent publications have appeared in the Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, Social Science and Medicine. Dr. Smith received her Master’s in Social Work at Columbia University before earning her PhD from the University of Southern California.

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      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, Underlying Cause of Death. A yearly average was developed using four years of the most recent available data: 2018 to 2021.

      Last updated: 2.13.2023