Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome) and substance abuse (including alcoholism and the use of and withdrawal from benzodiazepines) are risk factors. Some suicides are impulsive acts due to stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or deaths of close ones), or harassment/bullying. Those who have previously attempted suicide are at a higher risk for future attempts. Effective suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to methods of suicide—such as …

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RAND Corporation · 7 October 2024 English

To better understand the challenges that veterans in New York face, the authors conducted a survey with recently separated veterans to ask about their mental and physical health needs, access …

issues related to their service. Since 2001, suicide rates among veterans have been consistently higher depression and PTSD 9% of veterans thought about suicide in the past year 2depression but higher rates invested in. • Fund and operate veteran-specific suicide prevention programs. It is important to stay veteran suicide. This means improving the quality and accessibility of data on veteran suicide risk and for veterans to prevent suicide and handle crises. Normalizing the use of suicide screening tools in both


RAND Corporation · 7 October 2024 English

In this report, the authors present findings of a survey of recently discharged or separated veterans residing in New York state. The research evaluated (1) the mental and physical health …

depression and PTSD 9% of veterans thought about suicide in the past yearSummary vii Many see veterans’ uptake. Continue to prioritize veteran- specific suicide prevention programs. Continued commit- ment to the quality and accessibility of data on veteran suicide risk and mortality and on expand- ing and evaluating evaluating veteran- specific approaches to suicide prevention and crisis intervention. Support veterans’ broaden veteran access to mental health care and suicide prevention services through strategies such as


Cato Institute · 3 October 2024 English

A common critique of marijuana legalization asserts that marijuana use causes mental illness. Numerous studies document a correlation between use and conditions such as psychosis. This evidence, however, does not …

Earlier research produced a similar conclusion based on suicide rates. This article appeared on Substack on October


Access Now · 3 October 2024 English

We also closely monitor internet shutdowns and coordinate the global #KeepItOn coalition and campaign against internet shutdowns.3 This submission addresses Israelʼs use of AI surveillance systems in the Gaza Strip, …

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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 2 October 2024 English

important aspect to be considered given their high suicide rate. 22Panel 10 Break with the status quo: advancing families, mental illness, and the increase in suicide within this community and the importance of people


AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 1 October 2024 English

Since 1990, the annual number of marriages per thousand Texas residents has fallen by 45%, from 10.5 per 1,000 in 1990 to 5.8 per 1,000 in 2022. The total fertility …

from school, and men accounted for 79% of all suicide deaths in the state (Reeves, 2023). The Washington


UN: The United Nations · 1 October 2024 English

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oil facility in Ma’rib governorate using three suicide drones, in an attempt to destroy that vital civil


VPC: Violence Policy Center · 1 October 2024 English

The goal of the study is to present the reality of homicides committed by males against females in single victim/single offender incidents and reveal the role played by firearms in …

Prev Med. 2019:1-10. 12. Wiebe DJ. Homicide and Suicide Risks Associated with Firearms in the Home: A National


Amnesty International · 1 October 2024 English

Amnesty International delivered an oral statement before the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (44th Ordinary Session). The statement focused on girls and young …

pregnancies. The girls have also been forced to be suicide bombers or to watch punishment like beheading


Urban Institute · 30 September 2024 English

Since 2020, Denver, Colorado, has been operating a crisis-response program known as STAR (Support Team Assisted Response). The STAR program pairs paramedics and behavioral health professionals on designated vans to …

problem code was the most frequently used, though “suicide or self-harm” was relatively more common compared indecent, suspicious occurrence; “Suicide or Self-Harm” = suicide; “Substance Use” = narcotics, intoxicated


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