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Teams of health professionals, gun owners work to prevent gun suicides
In various locations around the country, public health professionals have partnered with gun owners to develop strategies aimed at reducing gun suicides. For example, a team in Bend, Ore., including a family doctor and rural firearm owners, created…
U.S. gun deaths disproportionately high
The U.S. firearm homicide rate is 25 times higher than in other high-income countries, and the firearm suicide rate is eight times higher.
Technology to track your mental state
New apps and wearable devices are being developed to track psychological health, and experts say that such “mood forecasting” technology could help doctors and friends know when a person is in mental distress. A February 19, 2019 NBC…
High rates of gun ownership linked with more youth suicides
A nationwide study found that youth suicide is more prevalent in states with higher rates of household gun ownership. After accounting for factors that could contribute to suicide risk, such as depression, alcoholism, and substance abuse, the researchers…
How the world’s health is faring
Global health statistics at the end of 2018 reveal both positive and negative trends. According to a December 28, 2018 NPR article, some of the negatives include: There are more than a million cases of cholera in Yemen.…
U.S. life expectancy drops again
The latest statistics about life expectancy in the U.S. paint a bleak picture: 2017 is the third year in a row in which life expectancy declined. On average, Americans can expect to live until age 78.6, down from…
Indian women a third of world’s female suicides
Women in India accounted for 36% of global female suicide deaths in 2016, despite making up less than 18% of the world’s female population.
Report: Rising Utah suicide rates propelled by guns
Suicides outnumber homicides in Utah eight to one and the state’s suicide rate has been rising for a decade—with the increase driven by guns, according to a new report from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Half…
Trump administration actions harming U.S. human rights reputation
President Trump’s administration is actively harming U.S. credibility on human rights, according to a November 8, 2018 Brown Political Review article. The article quotes Jacqueline Bhabha, FXB Director of Research and Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights at…
How Ohio gun shops are working to prevent suicides
Suicide rates in the U.S. have climbed in the past two decades. In Ohio, which has seen a 36% spike in suicides over that time period, gun sellers are now working to slow the epidemic by participating in…