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The latest study by New Mexico State University and the University of Toledo shows that firearm suicides among the elderly have increased 49 percent from 2010 to 2018, but experts…

Older adults recently diagnosed with dementia or mild cognitive impairment were at increased risk for suicide attempt, according to results of a nationwide cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

There are several effective interventions to reduce the risk of suicide, the tenth-leading cause of death in the United States, but difficulties in identifying people at risk for suicide and…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide rates swelled by 33% between 1999 and 2019 and suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United…

To keep pace with the growing demand for mental-health resources, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has added another accredited agency to serve as National Suicide Prevention Lifeline…

In a new study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health researchers report that the rate of firearm use by female nurses who die…

Eight months since the coronavirus caused widespread lockdowns across the country, a dietitian at a nursing home in Sacramento, California, said its residents have been suffering from isolation, and it…

Eight months since the coronavirus caused widespread lockdowns across the country, a dietitian at a nursing home in Sacramento, California, said its residents have been suffering from isolation, and it…

Suicide is a major and growing public health concern in the United States, ranking among the top 10 leading causes of death. From 2001 to 2017, the suicide rate increased…