Suicide Archives

05.21.2021 silhouettes of people singing and dancing

I Got a Story to Tell

The percentage of rap songs referencing suicide, depression and mental health increased dramatically during the study period from 1998-2018.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

01.04.2021 a black silhouette of a state

Life After Colonization

Mental health support for Native Alaskans should focus on undoing harm and giving back stolen freedoms and futures.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

11.05.2020 a graph of different colored squares

Suicide After Serving

Longer deployment cycles are linked to higher rates of post-traumatic stress diagnoses, especially in the Army.

Fellow Pat Williams

10.06.2020 a woman smiling for a picture

Lisa Wexler

Lisa Wexler outlines a population health approach to preventing suicide in rural Alaska Native and Indigenous Circumpolar communities.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

07.06.2020 a wooden blocks with arrows and arrows on top of a dollar bill

Minimizing Suicide

The American working class is facing substantial economic hardship, and this sustained stress has contributed to the rise of “deaths of despair.”

Fellow Gray Babbs

07.01.2020 a group of colorful swings

Reducing Their Risk

Symptoms of hopelessness, social withdrawal, and talking about suicide increases the possibility of children attempting to take their own life.

Fellow Pat Williams

04.15.2020 wind turbines in a field

Climate Changes Temps and Deaths

A rise in temperatures by two degrees centigrade could result in around 2,100 additional deaths from injuries in a single year in the United States.

Guest Author Robbie M. Parks

11.20.2019 a person's legs and shoes on a wet road

Depression During Development

Accumulating evidence indicates that depression and suicide have increased among US adolescents in the past decade in a historically unprecedented way.

Guest Author Katherine Keyes

09.24.2019 Graph showing deaths form suicide, alcohol and drug overdose impacts in US states

Suicide, Alcohol, and Drug Deaths

Paying attention to experiences of states allows for more tailored and effective interventions addressing deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug overdose.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

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