U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year, the CDC reports

LA Times  

Data suggest suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II. About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggest suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II. The number should not be going up,” said Christina Wilbur, a 45-year-old Florida woman whose son shot himself to death last year. A recent Johns Hopkins University analysis used preliminary 2022 data to calculate that the nation’s overall gun suicide rate rose last year to an all-time high.

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Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suicides in the US military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, according to a Defense Department report released on Thursday. In a statement Thursday, Austin said the new figures “urgently demonstrate the need for the Department to redouble its work in the complex fields of suicide prevention and postvention.” He …

Suicide prevention techniques make no difference as US sees increase in people taking their own lives
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Suicide prevention techniques make no difference as US sees increase in people taking their own lives

Daily Mail  

Suicide prevention measures like hotlines, school curriculums, and telehealth have done nothing to slow the rate of suicide in the US, experts warn. Over the past two decades, federal officials have launched three national suicide prevention strategies, which have focused on addressing risk factors, providing follow-up care, and evaluating at-risk populations like Native Americans. Despite several measures to lower suicide …

Most young people who die by suicide in the US do not have previous mental health diagnoses, study suggests
5 months, 1 week ago

Most young people who die by suicide in the US do not have previous mental health diagnoses, study suggests

CNN  

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, help is available. CNN — Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people in the United States, and new research suggests that the majority of young people who have died by suicide did not have a documented mental health diagnosis in their medical history. Only …

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry
5 months, 1 week ago

Global suicide report reveals where rates are highest... as US makes shocking entry

Daily Mail  

The United States has the sixth-highest suicide rate in the world, a grim ranking that comes amid a decades-long rise in suicides over the past three decades. The US suicide rate came to 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people, considerably lower than South Korea’s 24.1 suicides per capita, though quite a bit higher than Australia and Croatia’s 12.4 deaths per capita. …

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show

CNN  

CNN — Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.” “This continued historic decline in homicides does not …

Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022: CDC data
1 year, 1 month ago

Suicide rates for women increased 4 percent in 2022: CDC data

Raw Story  

This article was originally published by The 19th. Even though the total number of men who committed suicide outpaced women 4 to 1 in 2022, the suicide rate for women increased twice as much as men from 2021 to 2022. In the 10 to 14 age group, the suicide rate for men declined 13 percent and declined 22 percent for …

Suicides in U.S. hit historic high in 2022, driven by increase among older adults
1 year, 1 month ago

Suicides in U.S. hit historic high in 2022, driven by increase among older adults

LA Times  

A woman presses her face against a photo on a memorial poster during an event to raise awareness and funds for Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center in Los Angeles in October 2023. Suicide rates have increased across many demographic groups, but “if there’s a bright spot in the report, it is that decline for some of the younger groups which …

The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon steps up prevention
1 year, 2 months ago

The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon steps up prevention

LA Times  

The Pentagon has been trying to build prevention and treatment programs to address military suicides. The number of suicides among U.S. military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year, as the Defense Department tries to build prevention and treatment programs to address what has been a steadily growing problem over the last decade, the …

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
1 year, 2 months ago

US firearm homicide rate ticks down from pandemic peak, but remains elevated

CNN  

CNN — After years of increases, the rate of firearm-related homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the first time the national firearm homicide rate has fallen since a sharp increase was recorded from 2019 to 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …

Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high
1 year, 3 months ago

Gun homicides and suicides in US children and teens are at a record high

CNN  

CNN — Children and teens in the US are dying of gun-related homicides and suicides in record numbers, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 2,279 firearm homicides in children and teens in 2021 – double the number of deaths recorded a decade prior, according to the CDC’s WONDER database. Seventeen …

US suicides hit an all-time high last year
1 year, 4 months ago

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The number should not be going up,” said Christina Wilbur, a 45-year-old Florida woman whose son shot himself to death last year. A recent Johns Hopkins University analysis used preliminary 2022 data to calculate …

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

US sets grim mass killings record in first half of 2023

Al Jazeera  

Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and calls by some for stricter laws. The United States saw a record of 28 mass killings in the first half of 2023, The Associated Press has reported, as policymakers struggle to curb gun violence across the country. “The fact that there’s 28 …

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says
1 year, 6 months ago

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in the pandemic, study says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the suicide rate for adults in their early 20s was the worst in more than 50 years, government researchers said Thursday. The increase is alarming and “reflects a mental health crisis among young people and a …

Suicides jump 4% to become one of top 10 leading causes of death in US
1 year, 8 months ago

Suicides jump 4% to become one of top 10 leading causes of death in US

Daily Mail  

Rates of suicides in the US rose in 2021 after enjoying a dip for two years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. After increasing between 2001 and 2018, the age-adjusted suicide rate declined for two years through 2020 and then increased to about 14/100k in 2021 While those rates were lowest for young females aged …

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests
1 year, 9 months ago

Gun violence in the US has become more lethal, research suggests

CNN  

CNN — A record number of people are dying from firearm injuries in the US, and new research suggests that shootings are becoming more lethal, too. Nearly 49,000 people died from firearm injuries in the US in 2021, CDC data shows – an unprecedented surge of about 23% over two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. “That includes larger magazine capacity …

New help for a group at risk for suicide: Middle-aged men
2 years, 1 month ago

New help for a group at risk for suicide: Middle-aged men

Live Mint  

Doctors and psychologists are testing new ways to treat a long-running mental-health crisis: high rates of suicide among middle-aged and older men. Another study used videos to show men how they might talk to their doctors about suicidal thoughts, with language that frames getting help as a way of taking charge. The suicide rate in 2020 was 27.3 per 100,000 …

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades
2 years, 1 month ago

Study: U.S. gun death rates hit highest levels in decades

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to study published Tuesday. There were about 7 gun deaths per 100,000 women last year, up from about 4 per 100,000 in 2010 — an increase of 71%. …

Tackling post-Covid suicidal distress
2 years, 4 months ago

Tackling post-Covid suicidal distress

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 has had a ruinous impact on people’s mental health. New data released by the National Crime Records Bureau last week captures the depth of the problem and the challenge it poses for the public health system. At 120 deaths per million, 2021 saw the highest rate of deaths from suicide since 1967, the earliest year for which this data …

The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them
2 years, 6 months ago

The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them

Salon  

As the U.S. reels from another school shooting, much of the public discussion has centered on the lives lost: 19 children and two adults. Deterioration in mental health In a 2020 study, we analyzed 44 school shootings that took place in the U.S. between 2008 and 2013 to assess the impact the incidents had on students' mental health. To assess …

US mass shootings are on pace to match last year – the worst ever, Gun Violence Archive data show
2 years, 7 months ago

US mass shootings are on pace to match last year – the worst ever, Gun Violence Archive data show

CNN  

CNN — The United States is on pace to match or surpass its worst year on record for the number of mass shootings, according to data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit that tracks gun violence incidents across the country. That’s the same number the country saw through June 5 in 2021 – the worst year on record …

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals
2 years, 7 months ago

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals

Daily Mail  

Gun murders skyrocketed in the United States in 2020 and reached their highest rate since 1994, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. The US racked up 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, as calls to defund the police were sweeping the nation, marking a nearly 35 percent increase from 2019, the CDC said in a …

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC
2 years, 7 months ago

US firearm homicides hit highest rate in decades in 2020: CDC

Al Jazeera  

The rate was the highest since 1994, the US public health agency says, with 79 percent of all homicides in 2020 linked to guns. Young persons, males, and Black persons consistently have the highest firearm homicide rates, and these groups experienced the largest increases in 2020,” the report said. “Firearm injury is tragically a major public health problem in the …

Slight increase in suicide last year
2 years, 8 months ago

Slight increase in suicide last year

NL Times  

The number of registered suicides in the Netherlands increased by 36 to 1,859 last year. Men between the ages of 20 and 30, in particular, were more likely to end their lives, with the number of suicides in this age group increasing from 124 in 2020 to 157 in 2021. Last year, 304 men and 128 women between the ages …

Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans
2 years, 11 months ago

Suicides By Drug Overdose Have Increased Among Young Americans

Huff Post  

Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images A new study found that while overdose suicide deaths are decreasing overall, there are a few populations in which those deaths are increasing. Bucking the overall downward trend, intentional overdose deaths increased among teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. While there’s no concrete data yet on how the pandemic has affected these numbers, …

Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children
3 years, 2 months ago

Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media. “They’re doing it in real time.” Dr. Lindsay Clukies, an emergency room doctor at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, said she and her staff often …

Suicide rate fell during first lockdown, new data shows
3 years, 4 months ago

Suicide rate fell during first lockdown, new data shows

The Independent  

The suicide rate in England and Wales fell during the first national Covid-19 lockdown, new data from the Office for National Statistics shows. Although around three quarters of the suicides recorded during the first national lockdown were among men, there was actually a drop in the male suicide rate falling to 13.9 deaths per 100,000 men compared with 16.9 per …

Suicide Attempts in Teenage Girls Spiked By 51% In Covid-19 Lockdown, Finds Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Suicide Attempts in Teenage Girls Spiked By 51% In Covid-19 Lockdown, Finds Study

News 18  

Suicide attempts by teenage girls in the US rose by 51 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report showed that between February 21 and March 20, 2021, the emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts were 50.6 per cent higher among girls aged 12-17 years than during the same …

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
3 years, 9 months ago

US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. “There’s a heroism phase in every disaster period, where we’re banding together and expressing lots of messages of support that we’re in this together,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, …

US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise
4 years, 2 months ago

US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. suicide rate fell slightly last year, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data. It’s a small decrease and the data is preliminary, but the decline is “really exciting,” said Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. When all that is factored together, …

Suicides among teenage girls and young women have almost doubled in seven years, figures show
4 years, 4 months ago

Suicides among teenage girls and young women have almost doubled in seven years, figures show

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Suicides among teenage …

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show
4 years, 7 months ago

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show

Dutch News  

There has been a sharp drop in the number of suicides and attempted suicides over the past two months, but police have been called out to deal with more ‘disturbed’ individuals, according to data collected by the 25 regional safety teams and quoted by broadcaster NOS. The number of suicides since social distancing measures were introduced are down between 15% …

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show
4 years, 7 months ago

Fewer suicides in first two months of lockdown, police figures show

Dutch News  

There has been a sharp drop in the number of suicides and attempted suicides over the past two months, but police have been called out to deal with more ‘disturbed’ individuals, according to data collected by the 25 regional safety teams and quoted by broadcaster NOS. The number of suicides since social distancing measures were introduced are down between 15% …

Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide
5 years ago

Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide

Associated Press  

Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis published Tuesday suggests. By contrast, a 2018 article in the New England Journal of Medicine estimated that at least 20% to 30% of those deaths are suicides That estimate came from a review of studies and …

Among U.S. states, New York’s suicide rate is the lowest. How’s that?
5 years ago

Among U.S. states, New York’s suicide rate is the lowest. How’s that?

Salon  

“I just snapped” is how Jessica Lioy describes her attempt in April to kill herself. Compared with the national rate of 14 suicides per 100,000 people in 2017, New York’s was just 8.1, the lowest suicide rate in the nation. And upstate New York, often portrayed as bleak and cold, is famously disparaged in the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” …

Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers
5 years, 2 months ago

Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers

NPR  

Roundtable: Suicide Rates Rise Among Teens And Law Enforcement Officers MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to tackle a sensitive subject now. And for officers that are seeking mental health treatment, they have to see that as a positive sign when an officer comes in and says, you know, things aren't going quite right. MARTIN: Dr. Singer, I want to pick …

Suicide risk at crisis proportions among LGBT youth
5 years, 6 months ago

Suicide risk at crisis proportions among LGBT youth

Hindustan Times  

Nearly two million LGBT+ young people in the United States are estimated to consider suicide seriously every year, said research underscoring their mental health risks published on Thursday. Despite progress on gay rights in recent years, LGBT+ young people face rejection, discrimination and bullying, posing mental health dangers. Despite progress on gay rights in recent years, LGBT+ young people face …

The US suicide rate is at its highest since World War II
5 years, 6 months ago

The US suicide rate is at its highest since World War II

CNN  

CNN — The suicide rate in the United States continues to climb, with a rate in 2017 that was 33% higher than in 1999, new research finds. Suicide rates among people 15 to 64 increased significantly during that period, rising from 10.5 per 100,000 people in 1999 to 14 per 100,000 in 2017, the most recent year with available data, …

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds
5 years, 7 months ago

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds

NPR  

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Xu for NPR Nicole Xu for NPR The number of people dying by suicide in the U.S. has been rising, and a new study shows that the suicide rate among girls ages 10 to 14 has been increasing faster than it …

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