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.
Suicide
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?
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.
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.
Why Is Nevada’s Suicide Rate So High?
People die from self-inflicted gunshot wounds more often than firearm ownership levels suggest they should.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10 Essential Facts About Guns and Suicide
More than two-thirds of all gun deaths are self-inflicted.
The Top Gun Industry Trade Group Just Pledged to Help to Prevent Nearly 10,000 Suicides
Here’s why that might be a huge development.