Suicide

Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows

Data

Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows

America’s suicide rate is rising, surging by nearly a third since the turn of the millennium. Within that public health crisis is an underlying problem: a jump in the number of people taking their own lives with firearms.

Alex Yablon
Gun Policy

To Reduce Suicides, Wisconsin Bill Would Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns

Legislation set to be introduced in Wisconsin would let residents ban themselves from purchasing new guns for up to two decades. The aim of the voluntary “no-buy list” would be to cut firearm suicides, which remain stubbornly high…

Jennifer Mascia
Suicide

Doctors Need More Training to Handle Patients at Risk of Gun Suicide, Reform Group Says

A new report by leading researchers and medical professionals argues that more doctors need training in how to speak with their patients about firearms suicide. “Those who are engaged in curricula development for and training of healthcare providers have…

Miles Kohrman
Suicide

Another Pro-Gun Leader Teams Up With Mental Health Experts on Suicide Prevention

A Seattle Times op-ed urging readers to secure their firearms, ammunition, and prescription drugs to prevent suicide carries an interesting joint byline: It’s co-authored by Jennifer Stuber, a professor of social work at the University of Washington, and Alan…

Alex Yablon
19 Children Are Shot in America Every Day

Data

19 Children Are Shot in America Every Day

A new study from the CDC offers a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence and patterns of firearm death and injury among children and teens.

Elizabeth Van Brocklin
America’s Soldiers and Veterans Die By Suicide at Vexingly High Rates

Suicide

America’s Soldiers and Veterans Die By Suicide at Vexingly High Rates

What I learned about the risks of endless war, trauma, and guns while reporting on one general's headlong effort to save lives.

Ben Hattem
The General Who Went to War On Suicide

Longform

The General Who Went to War On Suicide

A commander with his own history of depression defied military norms to stop a rash of suicides on his base. It worked. So why did the Army abandon his approach?

Ben Hattem
Gun Stores Hear a Bold Pitch at Top Firearms Trade Show: Suicide Prevention

Suicide

Gun Stores Hear a Bold Pitch at Top Firearms Trade Show: Suicide Prevention

The National Shooting Sports Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention used the 2017 SHOT Show to scale up their campaign to stop 10,000 deaths over the next decade.

Maura Ewing
Suicide Experts Urge States to Tweak Background Check Laws to Account for Emergency Gun Transfers

Suicide

Suicide Experts Urge States to Tweak Background Check Laws to Account for Emergency Gun Transfers

A new paper argues that current policies can leave family members and friends unclear about how to legally remove a firearm from an individual in crisis.

Julia Dahl
Why Is Nevada’s Suicide Rate So High?

Suicide

Why Is Nevada’s Suicide Rate So High?

People die from self-inflicted gunshot wounds more often than firearm ownership levels suggest they should.

Francesca Mirabile
Why Do These New England States Have Starkly Different Suicide Rates?

Suicide

Why Do These New England States Have Starkly Different Suicide Rates?

In New Hampshire, twice as many people take their own lives than in Massachusetts.

Kerry Shaw
Seniors are Less Likely to Attempt Suicide Than Younger People But More Likely to Die When They Do

Suicide

Seniors are Less Likely to Attempt Suicide Than Younger People But More Likely to Die When They Do

Guns are the reason why.

Francesca Mirabile
I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived

Suicide

I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived

Like most people who try to commit suicide, my attempt was impulsive. Because I used a gun, I should have died.

Christen McGinnes as told to Kerry Shaw
5 Eye-Opening Reads on Guns and Suicide

Suicide

5 Eye-Opening Reads on Guns and Suicide

Journalism that informed The Trace's thinking about how firearms make a leading public health crisis worse.

Jennifer Mascia
Laws That Allow for Temporarily Removing Guns from High-Risk People Linked to a Reduction in Suicides

Gun Safety

Laws That Allow for Temporarily Removing Guns from High-Risk People Linked to a Reduction in Suicides

For every 10.5 guns collected under Connecticut’s gun violence restraining orders, one person was stopped from taking his or her own life, researchers estimate. Eleven states are considering similar policies.

Dan Friedman

Suicide

Suicides by Gun Have Steadily Climbed, Federal Data Shows

To Reduce Suicides, Wisconsin Bill Would Let People Ban Themselves From Buying Guns

Doctors Need More Training to Handle Patients at Risk of Gun Suicide, Reform Group Says

Another Pro-Gun Leader Teams Up With Mental Health Experts on Suicide Prevention

19 Children Are Shot in America Every Day

America’s Soldiers and Veterans Die By Suicide at Vexingly High Rates

The General Who Went to War On Suicide

Gun Stores Hear a Bold Pitch at Top Firearms Trade Show: Suicide Prevention

Suicide Experts Urge States to Tweak Background Check Laws to Account for Emergency Gun Transfers

Why Is Nevada’s Suicide Rate So High?

Why Do These New England States Have Starkly Different Suicide Rates?

Seniors are Less Likely to Attempt Suicide Than Younger People But More Likely to Die When They Do

I Shot Myself in the Head and Survived

5 Eye-Opening Reads on Guns and Suicide

Laws That Allow for Temporarily Removing Guns from High-Risk People Linked to a Reduction in Suicides