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On a typical day, Ali Mullen races from her job at the county health department in Helena, Mont., to pick up dinner for her three children, heads home to feed them and then goes back out for a violin lesson or a school play, crisscrossing the small city in her aging S.U.V., with a rainbow […]
In a groundbreaking study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from Rutgers Health have identified a disturbing link between gun violence exposure and suicidal behavior among Black adults. This comprehensive research sheds light on the profound impact interpersonal gun violence has on the mental health of Black communities, revealing a critical area of concern for […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As we enter Black History Month, a period to honor the contributions of Black and African American individuals in the United States, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is rolling out a new educational program supporting mental health equity for Black and African American communities. L.E.T.S.
The black poppy is a symbol of “cultural suicide” and divides people, a former US Veterans’ Affairs Secretary has claimed. Robert Wilkie, who is a Colonel in the US Air Force Reserves, criticised the use of the 13-year-old black poppy appeal. The Black Poppy Rose looks to promote the contributions made by black, African and […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among individuals aged 10–34 years of age and the fourth leading cause of death for individuals aged 35–44 years. Suicide attempts (non-fatal, self-directed potentially injurious behavior with any intent to die) and self-inflicted injuries represent a major risk factor for […]
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A record 49,500 people took their own lives last year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the bleak statistics serve as a reminder that suicide is a major endemic in our country. No community is immune. Here in Cook County, the rise in suicides among African American residents is particularly […]
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In 1991, about 25 babies in every 100,000 in the United States were born with spina bifida, a birth defect that can cause paralysis and brain damage. Fifteen years later, the likelihood had fallen by nearly one-third. That so many babies could be spared such a fate was thanks to the simple discovery that folic […]
By Ebony JJ Cury / Michigan Chronicle, Word in Black The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Aug. 10 that 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022. The figure represents a 2.6% increase from the 48,183 suicides recorded in 2021, marking the highest tally ever documented, based on the CDC’s preliminary data. […]