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• 1 in 5 American Adults Say They Have Relative Killed by a Gun
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• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 4 Genes May Raise Risk for Suicide
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 5 Million More Americans Became Gun Owners During Pandemic
• 988 Mental Health Hotline Back in Business After Daylong Outage
• ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
• America's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches Saturday
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• As Atrocities in Gaza and Israel Unfold, Psychiatrists Give Advice on Coping
• As Countries Become More Tolerant, Suicides Among Gay Men Decline
• As Social Media Time Rises, So Does Teen Girls' Suicide Risk
• As Suicide Rates Climb, Older Men Are Most Vulnerable
• Being Bullied Often Leads Teens to Thoughts of Violence
• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
• Big Rise in U.S. Teen Girls Reporting Violence, Sadness -- Far More Than Boys
• Big Rise Seen in Gun Deaths, Overdoses Among U.S. Kids
• Biometric Gun Safes Recalled After 12-Year-Old's Death
• Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold
• Buying Gun During Pandemic Might Raise Suicide Risk
• Child Suicides Are Rising During Lockdown; Watch for the Warning Signs
• Childhood Trauma Linked With Higher Odds for Adult Neurological Ills
• Could a Folic Acid Prescription Help Prevent Suicide?
• Could Vitamin D Help Ward Off Suicide?
• Could Wildfire Smoke Raise Rural Suicide Rates?
• Could You Help Prevent a Suicide? Know the Warning Signs
• Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No
• Could You Spot the Signs of Suicide Risk?
• Counseling on Gun Safety Could Cut Suicide Rate in Military: Study
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• Curbing Opioid Prescriptions Won't Raise Suicide Rates: Study
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Death Threats, Trolling Common for Scientists Who Speak to Media About COVID
• Depression Affects Almost 1 in 10 Americans
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
• 'Digital Self-Harm': When Teens Cyberbully Themselves
• Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study
• Doctor's Group Pulls Paper on 'Excited Delirium,' Often Cited in Cases Involving Excessive Force by Police
• Doctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home
• Does Hostility Predispose You to a Second Heart Attack?
• During Stress of Pandemic, Know Suicide's Warning Signs
• Effects of Gun Laws Cross State Borders, New Study Suggests
• ER Visits by Teens in Mental Health Crisis Have Declined: CDC
• ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors' Groups Warn
• ERs Seeing Huge Rise in Cases of Sexual Assault
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Before Uvalde, Gun-Related Deaths to Texas Schoolchildren Were Rising
• Far More American Teens Carrying Guns These Days, Study Finds
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds
• Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• For 911 Calls, Are Mental Health Specialists Often the Better Choice?
• For Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
• For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
• Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities
• Gun Deaths to Kids Are Rising in Pandemic, U.S. Hospital Study Shows
• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
• Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
• Gun Injuries to Kids Rose During Pandemic
• Gun Licensing Laws Help Keep Murders, Suicides Down
• Gun Sales in Homes With Teens Rose During Pandemic
• Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
• Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System $170 Billion Annually
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Gun-Related Spinal Cord Injury in Childhood Brings Hardship Later
• Half of Chicago's Residents Have Witnessed a Shooting by Age 40
• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• How Pets Can Be True Lifesavers for Seniors
• How You Can Help Prevent Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
• In America's Prisons, Suicide Risk Rises Along With Temperatures
• Injuries From Bikes, Guns Rose During Lockdowns
• Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
• Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Largest-Ever Study of Suicide Genetics Gives Clues to Who's at Risk
• Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
• LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age
• LGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
• Living Near Noisy Traffic Might Raise Suicide Risk
• Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
• Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown
• Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression
• Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
• Many Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury
• Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
• Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'
• Many U.S. Gun Owners Keep at Least 1 Gun Intentionally Unlocked
• Many U.S. Mass Shooters Had Untreated Mental Illness: Study
• Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
• Megan Thee Stallion Urges Fans to 'Check on Friends' for Mental Health
• Mental Illness Not a Factor in Most Mass Shootings
• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
• More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
• More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
• More Guns on TV, More Gun Violence in Real Life: Study
• Most Americans Don't Know What 988 Suicide Crisis Hotline Is For: Poll
• Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
• Myth That Suicides Peak During the Holidays Could Cause Harm
• Narcissist's 'Thin Skin' Can Easily Lead to Aggression
• Nearly 15% of School-Age Children in U.S. Have Received Mental Health Treatment
• Nearly Half of U.S. Veterans Cited 'Personal Growth' During Pandemic: Survey
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• New 988 Suicide Hotline Sees Increase in Calls for Help
• No Rise in Global Suicide Rate in First Months of Pandemic
• Number of Americans Carrying Loaded Handguns Keeps Rising
• Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
• Nurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
• One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
• Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
• Pandemic Silver Lining: Global Decline in Urban Crime
• Pandemic Stresses Enough to Trigger Political, Social Unrest: Analysis
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
• People With HIV Have Much Higher Risk for Suicide
• Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun Violence
• Police Often Have Unlocked Guns at Home, Raising Suicide Risk
• Poll Finds Americans Highly Stressed by Politics, Pandemic
• Poll Shows Who Americans Trust (and Don't Trust) for Health News
• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
• Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
• Rate of U.S. Kids Attempting Suicide by Overdose Rose During Pandemic
• Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
• Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
• Screen All Adults Under Age 65 for Anxiety Disorders, Expert Panel Says
• Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
• Single Dose of Psychedelic Curbs Depression, But Study Raises Concerns
• Sleep Troubles Tied to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
• State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
• Study Shows Season, Time of Day When Suicidal Thoughts Most Likely
• Suicidal Service Members With Guns at Home Often Keep Feelings Secret: Study
• Suicide Attempts Spike Soon After Dementia Diagnosis
• Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
• Suicide Rate Is Spiking Upwards in Preadolescent Children
• Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years
• Suicide Rates Continue to Rise Among Americans
• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
• Suicide Risk Rises Sharply in People Diagnosed With Early-Onset Dementia
• Suicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes
• Suicides Among U.S. Veterans Jumped 10-Fold in Decades After 9/11
• Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows
• Suicides Rise Again in the US, Increases Highest Among Minorities
• Talking to Your Kids About School Shootings: Experts Offer Guidance
• Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
• Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
• The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
• The Hidden Health Risk for ‘Tough Guys’
• Those Most in Need of the 988 Lifeline Are Aware of It, Survey Shows
• Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
• Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists' Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
• Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
• Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
• Transgender People Face Much Higher Risk of Suicide, Landmark Study Shows
• 'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
• U.S. Gun Deaths Reach Highest Level in Decades
• U.S. Gun Deaths Reach New Highs
• U.S. Gun Homicides Drop Slightly After Pandemic Peak
• U.S. Gun Suicides Keep Rising; Now Make Up Half of All Suicides
• U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Men Are Dying Much Earlier Than Women, as Death 'Gender Gap' Widens
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Study Takes a Closer Look at Mass Shootings
• U.S. Suicide Numbers Hit New Record High in 2022
• U.S. Suicide Rates Began to Rise Again in 2021
• U.S. Suicide Rates Rose in 2021, Reversing 2 Years of Decline
• U.S. Teachers Often Faced Harassment, Violence During Pandemic: Poll
• Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
• When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
• When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
• Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
• White House Announces Plan to Reduce Gun Suicides
• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
• Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
• Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?
• Will the Pandemic Surge in Gun Purchases Raise Suicide Rates?
• With Cases Soaring, Guns Are Now Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Kids
• With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
• Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
• Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
• Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws