Essential Health Care Services Related to Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Women, by The National Academies
Suicide in US Preteens Aged 8 to 12 Years, 2001 to 2022, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "Following a downward trend until 2007, suicide rates significantly increased 8.2% annually from 2008 to 2022, corresponding to a significant increase in the overall rates between 2001 to 2007 and 2008 to 2022 (3.34 to 5.71 per 1 million; IRR, 1.71) (Figure and Table). Analyses revealed significant increases among all subgroups, with the greatest increase in girls (IRR, 3.32), American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander preteens (IRR, 1.99), Hispanic preteens (IRR, 2.06), and firearm suicides (IRR, 2.29)."
Youth Suicide and Preceding Mental Health Diagnosis, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "This cross-sectional study of 40 618 youth suicide decedents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Violent Death Reporting System found 24 192 decedents (59.6%) had no previously documented mental health diagnosis and 19 027 (46.8%) died by firearm suicide. The odds of having a documented mental health diagnosis were lower among racially and ethnically minoritized youths and among youths who used firearms."