All posts tagged "suicide"

National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 2020

The Trevor Project releases the second annual National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health.

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Amid Huge Gun Sales, Coronavirus Already Linked to Spike in Florida Violence, Suicide

Theirs was supposed to be the kind of family people dream of having; a father, mother, son and daughter living in domestic...

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Therapists Urge Seeking Help Immediately After Suicidal Thoughts

The best time to seek help for anyone who finds themselves contemplating suicide is now, according to mental health professionals.

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Implications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

The Trevor Project brings together research to highlight the ways in which LGBTQ youth are particularly vulnerable to the social, emotional and...

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Teen Suicide Spiking Due in Part to Unrealistic Expectations, Hotline Expert Says

Youth suicide is on the rise — and Kris Hallstrom, manager of a national teen suicide prevention hotline based in Nebraska, is...

Suicidality Disparities by Sexual Identity persisting into adulthood report; young LGBT couple holding hands

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Suicidality Disparities by Sexual Identity Persist from Adolescence into Young Adulthood

The Trevor Project tracks rates of suicidality among LGB youth after turning 18, showing that the stark suicide disparity between straight and...

Ring the Alarm: Crisis of Black Youth Suicide Report; young, sad black girl sitting in corner with head in hands

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Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America

The Congressional Black Caucus releases a troubling report quantifying and discussing the recent sharp rise in suicide rates among black youth, a...

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We Can Reduce Suicides By Gun With Right Policies

Nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths in this country are self-inflicted, according to an average from 2013 to 2017. In other words,...

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Chronic Exposure to Violence Is Public Health Risk For Nation

Gun violence touches every community, but those most affected are also disproportionately exposed to poverty, poor education standards and fewer job opportunities....

death rates due to suicide, homicide among youth aged 10-24 report; young depressed male looking sad on urban steps

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Death Rates Due to Suicide and Homicide Among Persons Aged 10–24: United States, 2000–2017

The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics releases the latest figures on suicide and homicide death rates among U.S. youth; highlighting the...

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Waiting Period Law for Firearms Would Aim to Save Lives of Suicidal Alabamians

This story is part of a series on public health and firearms. The first examined groups working to reduce homicide in Birmingham....

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Life-saving Advice for Suicide Prevention From Public Health Experts

When a person commits suicide, family members are often left wondering how they could have saved their loved one’s life.

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Trends in Suicide Among Youth Aged 10 to 19 Years in the U.S., 1975-2016

This new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) summarizes and discusses the startling recent uptick in youth...

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Many Guns, Few Mental Health Services Drive High Rural Death Rate, Experts Say

Paul Reviere is sheriff of Lincoln County, a rural area with just under 8,000 people two hours east of Atlanta. In addition...

suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth report; gay couple holding hands walking down street

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Suicidal Behaviour Among Sexual-Minority Youth: A Review of the Role of Acceptance and Support

Researchers review the current knowledge about the development of suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth. They show how a negative social environment...

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Harnessing Youth Peer Lines Will Improve Well-being, Mental Health Crisis

There is a crisis of well-being in this country, and it’s felt most poignantly by our youth. One-third of high school students...

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For Youth in Sports, Transgender Means Off the Pitch

Keiran Flynn had just finished his junior year at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., when he decided he was ready to...

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Our Lives Are At Stake

I won’t let you fill me up anymore. Your hatred is toxic and time consuming You taught me to run away and...

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Gay-Straight Alliances in Rural High Schools Important But Still Controversial

People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and others of minority sexual orientations and gender...