Youth Experiencing Parental Death Due to Drug Poisoning and Firearm Violence in the US, 1999-2020

Youth Experiencing Parental Death Due to Drug Poisoning and Firearm Violence in the US, 1999-2020, in JAMA

key takeaway: "Between 1999 and 2020, an estimated 1.19 million US youth had a parent die by drug poisoning or firearms. In 2020, drugs and firearms caused 23% of all parental deaths compared with 12% in 1999, and Black youth experienced a disproportionate burden, mainly due to firearm deaths of fathers."