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Suicide More Likely then MVA death for U.S....

  November 4, 2016  |    drk

This is a shocking graph that indicates according to the CDC that middle school kids are more likely to die from suicide then motor vehicle accidents. This is from MMWR   Source: QuickStats: Death Rates for Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury, Suicide, and Homicide Among Children and Adolescents aged 10–14 Years — United States, 1999–2014 |… Read More


Decline in Psychiatric Beds Associated with Increase in...

  November 3, 2016  |    drk

This November 3, 2016 JAMA Viewpoint suggests the apparent association between a reduction of psychiatric beds and increasing suicide rates in the United States.  The article proposes that the US needs to expand inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities to prevent suicides Currently, the United States has a relatively low 22 psychiatric beds per 100 000 population compared… Read More


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