Suicide Archives

01.10.2018 Transgender flag, San Francisco, 2012

LGBT Rights and Adolescent Health

New research shows the extent of health disparities affecting transgender populations, making research and programs to improve transgender health more vital than ever.

10.17.2017 a graph of different colored bars

Ethnic Disparities in Adolescent Mental Health Treatment

Adolescent racial or ethnic minorities in Massachusetts experience disproportionately high levels of sadness and suicide attempts. There is also a large disparity between white youth and minority youth receiving depression treatment.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

09.11.2017 Silhouette of a young man

Masculinit(ies) & Suicide: What’s Next?

Suicide rates are getting worse, and men continue to bear the brunt of the tragedy.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

07.06.2017 Graph showing inverse relationship between suicides and psychiatric hospital beds

Suicide Needs Unmet

A recent JAMA article by Gibbons, et al. demonstrates that the national suicide rate and the number of psychiatric beds have an inverse relationship.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.23.2017 Charts showing increase in suicide rates in Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan

Economics of Suicide

Risk of suicide is a complex, multifaceted issue that is notoriously hard to gauge patient by patient, but the state of the economy can predict an uptick.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

12.20.2016 View down the barrel of a pistol lying on carpet

Suicide: The Least Talked About Form of Gun Death

Suicide is the 10th most common cause of death among Americans, and, in 2013, guns were used for more than half of those deaths. Advocates for gun safety must continue to raise this uncomfortable subject.

Fellow Jonathan Gang

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