HSPH News

Violence, suicide, homicide

Guns and suicide: A fatal link 
In the United States, suicides outnumber homicides almost two to one. Perhaps the real tragedy behind suicide deaths—about 30,000 a year, one for every 45 attempts—is that so many could be prevented.

Death by violent means: Who’s at risk?
A CDC database piloted by HSPH is galvanizing prevention measures

Hidden wounds
In the histories of young black men, a doctor sees key pieces to the urban violence puzzle

Stopping the violence
Presidential Scholar Ana Díaz helps youth find a better way