Introduction to the January 2018 issue on clinicians’ responsiveness to violence.

Gun violence prevention research can be furthered by private sector funding to develop and implement violence prevention programs in the clinic.

Gatekeepers of gun privileges is not an appropriate role for physicians since there is no objective test of fitness for gun ownership or possession.

Medical schools’ and hospitals’ Title IX policies should support trainees who have been victimized as well as address known incidents of sexual harassment.

Creating comics can help physicians be better providers of trauma-informed care to survivors of sexual assault and human trafficking.

Two things clinicians should be aware of are gag laws and background check laws for gun transfers and safe gun storage.

When mandatory reporting of risk of violence is not required, physicians should balance patient autonomy and beneficence with patient and public safety.

Violence can best be prevented and treated through collaborative, community-based programs using epidemic control methods.

“Liza Long and ‘Michael’” demonstrates that new media can be used to shift social perceptions of those with mental illness from violent to vulnerable.

The adverse health effects of climate change should be the focus of physician advocacy efforts and of conversations between physicians and their patients.