Suicide Archives

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

09.16.2019 a graph of the number of people with alcohol and suicide

The Suffering Generation

Premature deaths from suicide and alcohol or drug overdoses reflect record-high societal rates of anxiety and depression among Millennials.

Fellow Greg Kantor

09.10.2019 a collage of graphs

Depths of Despair

Evidence points to “deaths of despair” across all racial and ethnic groups. Efforts to mitigate cultural despair should target populations of young adults.

Fellow Jori Fortson

06.05.2019 a close up of a face carved into a rock

Health Equity
Child and Adolescent Health

Bleak Futures for Oglala Sioux Youth

Young people in Pine Ridge and other reservations around the US deserve the same opportunities as their peers to live longer and healthier lives.

Guest Author Emily George

09.26.2018 Reporter's Notebook

How Journalists Cover Cyberbullying and Suicide

News coverage associating cyberbullying with suicide alerts schools and families to the risks of technology use. However, repeated and overly simplistic news coverage of suicide may have serious consequences.

Guest Author Rachel Young

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