Suicide Archives

03.07.2023 a graph of different sizes and colors

Queering Is Caring

Access to gender-affirming treatments and care decreased the odds of both depression and suicide in transgender and non-binary youth.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

11.30.2022 a collage of graphs and charts

Mental Health Impact

Children who experienced a concussion had a 40% greater risk of developing mental health issues over the following decade than children who had sustained an orthopedic injury.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

11.29.2022 a blue and orange pie chart

The High Suicide Rates Among Indigenous Populations

Suicide rates among U.S. Indigenous populations increased by 40% between 2010 and 2020, as shown in a new visualization created by the Center for Antiracist Research.

Guest Authors Elaine O. Nsoesie, Yukun Yang

11.28.2022 red telephone on blue background

Calling Crisis Intervention Teams

Half of U.S. counties did not have access to crisis intervention team services in 2020, highlighting a particular need in rural counties.

Guest Author Helen Newton

10.24.2022 a graph of a number of individuals

Gun Sales and Suicides

The type of firearm purchased may be helpful in predicting future suicide risk, among other factors, researchers determined from California data.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

10.05.2022 a graph of numbers and columns

Cruel and Unusual Temperatures

Suicide attempts in Texas prisons increase in warmer months, and decrease in cooler months.

Fellow Abby Outterson

10.04.2022 rainbow profiles

The Cost of Conversion Therapy

Adverse outcomes of conversion therapy extend beyond psychological, physical and social; it's also costly financially.

Fellow Connor McCombs

09.16.2022 a graph of suicide

The Unspoken Pregnancy Complication

Researchers evaluated racial disparities in suicide risk among half a million pregnant people ages 15 to 49.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

07.14.2022 a woman sitting on stairs with her head in her hands

COVID-19 and Adolescent Suicide Deaths

Suicide deaths among U.S. adolescents increased during the pandemic, particularly among Black youth.

Fellow Abby Outterson

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