Baxley F, Miller M. Parental misperceptions about children and firearms. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160(5):542-7. Grossman DC, Mueller BA, Riedy D, Dowd DM, Villaveces A, Prodzinski J, et. al. Gun storage practices and risk of youth suicide and unintentional firearm injuries. JAMA; 2005;293(6):707-714. http://library.sprc.org/getitem.php?id=118870&res=url. Grossman DC, Reay DT, Baker SA. Self-inflicted and unintentional firearm injuries … Continue reading “Youth Access Bibliography”
Source of Firearms in Youth Suicides Among the most tragic suicides are those by young people. Too often youths use their parents’ guns. A study investigating firearm suicide and gun ownership found that for youth ages 18 and under, 79% used a firearm belonging to a family member and 19% used their own firearm (Barber … Continue reading “Youth Access to Firearms”
Azrael D, Miller M, & Hemenway D. Are household firearms stored safely? It depends on whom you ask. Pediatrics. 2000; Vol.106 (3) p. e31. Coyne-Beasley T, Baccaglini L, Johnson RM, Webster B, Wiebe DJ. Do partners with children know about firearms in their home? Evidence of a gender gap and implications for practitioners. Pediatrics. 2005 … Continue reading “Safe Storage Bibliography”
Lin J & Lu T. Association between the accessibility to lethal methods and method-specific suicide rates: an ecological study in Taiwan. J Clin Psychiatry. 2006;67(7):1074-1079. Lubin G, Werbeloff N et al. Decrease in Suicide Rates After a Change of Policy Reducing Access to Firearms in Adolescents: A Naturalistic Epidemiological Study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 2010;40(5):421-424. … Continue reading “Other Lethal Means Reduction Studies Bibliography”
Bridge JA, Greenhouse JB, Sheftall AH, Fabio A, Campo JV, Kelleher KJ. Changes in suicide rates by hanging and/or suffocation and firearms among young persons aged 10-24 years in the United States: 1992-2006. J Adolesc Health. 2010 May;46(5):503-5. This study found that the overall suicide rate and the rate of suicide by firearms, poisoning and other … Continue reading “Intent, Lethality, and Method Choice Bibliography”
Birckmayer J, and Hemenway D. Suicide and gun prevalence: Are youth disproportionately affected? Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior. 2001; 31:303-310. Hemenway D, and Miller M. The association of rates of household handgun ownership, lifetime major depression and serious suicidal thoughts with rates of suicide across US census regions. Injury Prevention. 2002; 8:313-16. Miller M, Azrael … Continue reading “Firearms and Suicide Prevalence Ecologic Studies Bibliography”
Brent DA, Perper JA, Moritz G, Baugher M, Schweers J, Roth C. Firearms and adolescent suicide. A community case-control study. Am J of Diseases of Children. 1993;147(10):1066-71. Brent DA, Baugher M, Bridge J, et al. (1999). Age- and sex-related risk factors for adolescent suicide. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 38, 1497-1505. Brent DA, Perper … Continue reading “Firearms and Suicide Case Control Bibliography”
When do people take their lives? A study of people who nearly died in a suicide attempt asked: “How much time passed between the time you decided to complete suicide and when you actually attempted suicide?” (Simon 2001) 24% said less than five minutes Another 47% said an hour or less Although some people who … Continue reading “When?”
Why do People Take Their Lives? Many factors lead individuals to try to end their lives. Drug and alcohol dependence and abuse, depression and certain other mental illnesses, impulsiveness and aggressiveness, family history of suicide, parental psychopathology, previous attempts, and recent losses or setbacks (like a relationship break-up, arrest, or job problem) are risk factors … Continue reading “Why?”
About our Speakers (Download a pamphlet about our speakers) “Why Do Means Matter?: An introduction to reducing access to lethal means as a suicide prevention strategy” Catherine Barber, MPA, directs the Means Matter Campaign at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Injury Control Research Center (HICRC). She led the effort to design and pilot-test a … Continue reading “Speaker Requests”
