Suicide attempts increased among transgender teens when states passed anti-trans laws, study says
People in the United States who identify as transgender or nonbinary make up only a tiny fraction of the population, but they’ve been the targets of an outsized share of negative attention from lawmakers,
Anti-Trans Laws Linked to Increase in Trans and Nonbinary Youth Suicide Attempts
The passage of anti-trans laws caused suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth to increase from 7 to 72%.
A “Terrifying” New Study Shows How Anti-Trans Laws Raise Youth Suicide Risk
The study is the first to “firmly establish causality” between legislation and attempted suicide rates among trans youth.
Want to reduce teen suicide? Stop passing anti-trans laws, says groundbreaking study
Research reveals link between transgender legislation and the youth mental health crisis, urging policymakers to prioritize LGBTQ+ well-being.
More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws, a study shows
Researchers with the Trevor Project analyzed data from 61,000 transgender and nonbinary young people. They found that after states passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, young people in those states were more like to attempt suicide.
Anti-trans laws caused a significant spike in suicide attempts among trans youth: study
Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
US Suicide Rate Remained Near Historic Highs in 2023
There were a little over 49,300 suicide deaths reported in the U.S. in 2023, according to preliminary data from the CDC.
Veteran suicide prevention in Michigan gets $750,000 boost from federal grant
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Rate of U.S. suicide deaths rising again
"From 2002 to 2018, the total rate [of suicide deaths] increased 30%, from 10.9 deaths per 100,000 standard population to ...
It’s not humane to make suicide easy
Sanitizing suicide doesn't make it better. Simplifying the worst human impulses only moves society in the wrong direction.
Women are increasingly using firearms in suicide deaths, CDC data reveals
Suicide deaths have risen for more than two decades, reaching rates the U.S. has not seen since the Great Depression.
Several arrested after American woman dies in first use of controversial suicide pod
Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to ...
Suicide rates increased from 2020 to 2022, with firearms as the leading means
The increased suicide rates follow a two-year decrease from 2018 to 2020, according to the National Center for Health ...
Swiss police detain several people in connection with suspected death in a ‘suicide capsule’
Police in northern Switzerland say several people have been detained and a criminal case opened in connection with the ...
Dear Abby | Daughter’s decision-making impacted by dad’s suicide
Today's advice from Dear Abby. DEAR ABBY: My husband’s uncle died by suicide in his home six months ago. It was a shock to ...
American woman's death in suicide capsule leads to arrests in Switzerland
Criminal proceedings have been launched against “several people for incitement and aiding and abetting suicide,” police said.
Wireless calls to suicide, crisis hotline now to get localized responses via geo-routing
The nation's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will route cellular calls to local contact centers based on callers' locations ...
Man and woman dead in apparent murder-suicide in Astoria identified
The Astoria Police Department has publicly identified the man and woman who died Wednesday in what authorities believe was a ...