Increases in substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, pain diagnoses, health care use and spending seen in survivors
However, compared with suicide by other means, those using a firearm were more likely to have spoken about their plans
Majority of premature firearm deaths seen in men, particularly suicides in older White men and homicides in younger Black men
Associations for depressive symptoms vary by race/ethnicity
Effort also seeks to turn back the significant rise in suicides by military personnel and veterans
Increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency visits seen for children living within four to five blocks of a shooting
Most patients who saw primary care clinician, mental health specialty clinician answered question about firearm access
From 2008 to 2018, rates of suicide by firearms increased by 50 percent among those aged 15 to 24 years