Author

Jeffrey Swanson

Based at the Temple University Beasley School of Law, the Center for Public Health Law Research supports the widespread adoption of scientific tools and methods for mapping and evaluating the impact of law on health. It works by developing and teaching public health law research and legal epidemiology methods (including legal mapping and policy surveillance); researching laws and policies that improve health, increase access to care, and create or remove barriers to health (e.g., laws or policies that create or remove inequity); and communicating and disseminating evidence to facilitate innovation.
  • Mental Health

    PADs elevator speech

    By Jeffrey Swanson, PhD Effective salespeople often practice something called an “elevator speech,”—a clear, persuasive pitch for their product that’s so succinct they can deliver it on the ride between the lobby and the mezzanine. …

    PADs elevator speech

  • Mental Health

    Good News and Bad News About Gun Laws, Mental Illness and Violence — Part 1

    This is Part 1 in a three-part series on gun laws, mental illness and violence in the United States. By Jeffrey Swanson, PhD Federal and state efforts to restrict firearms access to potentially dangerous people…

    Good News and Bad News About Gun Laws, Mental Illness and Violence — Part 1