National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and First-Ever Federal Action Plan
On April 23, 2024, the Biden Harris Administration, through the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) and accompanying…
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Suicide Rates Are High and Rising among Older Adults in the US
In November 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an increase in the age-adjusted suicide rate since 2021. The report details that in 2021 and 2022, people…
Read More »CDC Data Brief: Suicide among Adults Age 55 and Older, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new data brief, Suicide among Adults Age 55 and Older, 2021. Access it here.
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Man Committed Suicide with Gun He Sneaked into Pennsylvania VA Hospital
A Jefferson Hills man sneaked a gun last week into a Pittsburgh-area Veterans Affairs hospital and used the weapon to kill himself, county officials have confirmed.
Read More »Suicide Risks of Healthcare Workers in the US
From a nationally representative cohort of approximately 1.84 million employed adults observed from 2008 through 2019 and controlling for potentially confounding sociodemographic characteristics, the risk of suicide was higher for…
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Adds American Sign Language Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Callers
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on September 8, 2023, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s addition of nationwide American Sign Language (ASL) services for people…
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Provisional Suicide Deaths in the United States, 2022
CDC releasing the latest provisional estimates for suicide deaths in the United States in 2022 on August 10, 2023. After declining in 2019 and 2020, suicide deaths increased approximately 5%…
Read More »Police Officers Shot and Killed Armed Man at Michigan Hospital
Police officers in Grand Haven shot and killed a man with a rifle who appeared to be suicidal outside Trinity Grand Haven Hospital early Sunday, according to a news release.
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2 Women at Utah Care Facility Charged with Abuse of Patient Who Died by Suicide
Two women who work for a care facility in Orem now face criminal charges in connection to a patient’s death by suicide.
Read More »2021 CDC Suicide Death Data Intensifies the Call for Continued Suicide Prevention Efforts
On February 10, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data on suicide deaths for the year 2021. According to the new data, suicide deaths in the United States increased…
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