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View article: Psychiatric Treatment and Repeat Suicide Attempts Among Adults With Substance Use, by HIV Status, United States, 2014-2020
Psychiatric Treatment and Repeat Suicide Attempts Among Adults With Substance Use, by HIV Status, United States, 2014-2020 Open
Objectives: The association among psychiatric treatment history, HIV, and suicide reattempts among people starting treatment for substance use is not well understood. The objective of this study was to describe, by HIV status, the risk and…
View article: Preventing Suicidal Behavior Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents and Young Adults
Preventing Suicidal Behavior Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents and Young Adults Open
From 2009 to 2018, overall suicide rates in the United States increased by 20.3% and increased by 43.5% among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Combining years 2009 through 2018, suicide rates per 100 000 …
View article: Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019
Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019 Open
Mental health encompasses a range of mental, emotional, social, and behavioral functioning and occurs along a continuum from good to poor. Previous research has documented that mental health among children and adolescents is associated wit…
View article: Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — United States, 2015–2019
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — United States, 2015–2019 Open
Understanding the patterns of and risk factors for suicide is essential for designing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs for suicide prevention and policies that reduce morbidity and mortality related to suicidal thoughts…
View article: Implementing the national suicide prevention strategy: Time for action to flatten the curve
Implementing the national suicide prevention strategy: Time for action to flatten the curve Open
View article: Circumstances Associated With Suicides Among Females—16 States, United States, 2005–2016
Circumstances Associated With Suicides Among Females—16 States, United States, 2005–2016 Open
Background: Suicide rates in the United States have been consistently increasing since 2005 and increasing faster among females than among males. Understanding circumstances related to the changes in suicide may help inform prevention prog…
View article: Youth Suicide: An Opportunity for Prevention
Youth Suicide: An Opportunity for Prevention Open
View article: Trends in the Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Acts in the United States, 2006 to 2015
Trends in the Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Acts in the United States, 2006 to 2015 Open
This study found increased suicidal acts among female persons, adolescents, and older adults aged 65 to 74 years, implying the need to address emerging or exacerbating suicide risk factors for these populations. The findings on the increas…
View article: Syndromic Surveillance of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence — United States, January 2017–December 2018
Syndromic Surveillance of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence — United States, January 2017–December 2018 Open
Suicide is a growing public health problem in the United States, claiming approximately 47,000 lives in 2017 (1). However, deaths from suicide represent only a small part of a larger problem because each year millions of persons experience…
View article: Monitoring suicide-related events using National Syndromic Surveillance Program data
Monitoring suicide-related events using National Syndromic Surveillance Program data Open
ObjectiveTo describe epidemiological characteristics of emergency department (ED) visits related to suicidal ideation (SI) or suicidal attempt (SA) using syndromic surveillance data.IntroductionSuicide is a growing public health problem in…
View article: ACOG Committee Opinion No. 777: Sexual Assault
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 777: Sexual Assault Open
Sexual violence continues to be a major public health problem affecting millions of adults and children in the United States. Medical consequences of sexual assault include sexually transmitted infections; mental health conditions, includi…
View article: Suicide among veterinarians in the United States from 1979 through 2015
Suicide among veterinarians in the United States from 1979 through 2015 Open
OBJECTIVE To assess proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) for suicide among male and female US veterinarians from 1979 through 2015. DESIGN PMR study. SAMPLE Death records for 11,620 veterinarians. PROCEDURES Information for veterinarians …
View article: RISING SUN: Prioritized Outcomes for Suicide Prevention in the Arctic
RISING SUN: Prioritized Outcomes for Suicide Prevention in the Arctic Open
The Arctic Council, a collaborative forum among governments and Arctic communities, has highlighted the problem of suicide and potential solutions. The mental health initiative during the United States chairmanship, Reducing the Incidence …
View article: Efforts and Opportunities to Understand Women's Mortality Due to Suicide and Homicide Using the National Violent Death Reporting System
Efforts and Opportunities to Understand Women's Mortality Due to Suicide and Homicide Using the National Violent Death Reporting System Open
Women's mortality due to violent deaths is a public health issue that has received national attention. Many data systems only collect death certificate data, which provide very limited information about the circumstances surrounding a viol…
View article: <i>Vital Signs:</i>Trends in State Suicide Rates — United States, 1999–2016 and Circumstances Contributing to Suicide — 27 States, 2015
<i>Vital Signs:</i>Trends in State Suicide Rates — United States, 1999–2016 and Circumstances Contributing to Suicide — 27 States, 2015 Open
States can use a comprehensive evidence-based public health approach to prevent suicide risk before it occurs, identify and support persons at risk, prevent reattempts, and help friends and family members in the aftermath of a suicide.
View article: Suicide Trends Among and Within Urbanization Levels by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age Group, and Mechanism of Death — United States, 2001–2015
Suicide Trends Among and Within Urbanization Levels by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age Group, and Mechanism of Death — United States, 2001–2015 Open
Interventions to prevent suicides should be ongoing, particularly in rural areas. Comprehensive suicide prevention efforts might include leveraging protective factors and providing innovative prevention strategies that increase access to h…
View article: Preventing suicide : a technical package of policies, programs, and practice
Preventing suicide : a technical package of policies, programs, and practice Open
View article: Methods and Findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System for Identifying Gang-Like Homicides, 2005–2008
Methods and Findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System for Identifying Gang-Like Homicides, 2005–2008 Open
View article: The National Violent Death Reporting System
The National Violent Death Reporting System Open
View article: CDC Grand Rounds: Preventing Suicide Through a Comprehensive Public Health Approach
CDC Grand Rounds: Preventing Suicide Through a Comprehensive Public Health Approach Open
Suicide in the United States is a major public health problem with approximately 42,000 reported suicides in 2014 among persons aged >10 years (1). The overall suicide rate is increasing, with a 27% increase from 2000 (12.1 per 100,000 pop…
View article: Assessing Homicides by and of U.S. Law-Enforcement Officers
Assessing Homicides by and of U.S. Law-Enforcement Officers Open
“Legal intervention deaths” of civilians — cases in which someone is killed by a law-enforcement or other peace officer while that officer is on duty — and occupational homicides of law-enforcement officers have garnered increasing attenti…
View article: Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and occupations among employed adults aged 18–64years in the United States
Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and occupations among employed adults aged 18–64years in the United States Open
View article: Impact of depression on quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) directly as well as indirectly through suicide
Impact of depression on quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) directly as well as indirectly through suicide Open