Increases in local homicide rates in U.S. counties are linked to higher suicide rates the following year, particularly when ...

If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.

The suicide rate increase from 2020 to 2021 was the highest in two decades. Suicides increased during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new federal data shows. There were 48,183 people who ...

For women 25 and older, suicide rates generally increased between 2020 and 2022. In the same time frame, rates decreased for boys aged 10 to 14 and 15 to 24 but generally increased for older age ...

That followed a downward trend until 2007. The overall rate of suicide for preteens, ages 8-12, increased from 3.34 per 1 million between 2001 and 2007 to 5.71 per 1 million between 2008 and 2022.

Preteen suicide is still exceedingly rare: Between 2001 and 2007, there were 3.3 such cases per 1 million population, Ruch's team noted. By 2022, that number had risen to 5.7 per million, however.

Suicide was the top cause of death for medical residents and fellows, though the rate was significantly lower than age- and gender-matched rates in the general population, according to a cross ...

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741.

The model is being implemented in various healthcare systems. Over the last two decades, suicide rates in the United States have increased by more than 36%, as part of a larger mental health crisis.