Variations by State in Firearm Suicide Among US Children and Young Adults, 2016-2021

JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Jul 1;178(7):722-725. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1128.
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines variations by state in firearm suicide rates in US children and young adults from 2016 to 2021 using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Firearms* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Firearms* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Suicide* / statistics & numerical data
  • Suicide* / trends
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Wounds, Gunshot / epidemiology
  • Wounds, Gunshot / mortality
  • Young Adult