In recent years, life expectancy in the United States has stagnated, followed by three
consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms but is unprecedented …

Despite increased access to mental health care for the previously uninsured and expanding
evidence-based treatments for mood, anxiety, psychotic, and substance use disorders …

Importance Suicide is the second leading cause of death among US adolescents. Workforce
shortages of mental health professionals in the US are widespread, but the association …

Importance Disparities by sex and racial/ethnic group in suicide death rates are present in
US adolescents. Whether disparities in suicide death extend to groups targeted for suicide …

In recent years, the United States has been experiencing historically high suicide rates. In
the face of mental health care provider shortages that leave millions needing to travel longer …

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and Kentucky. In the United States,
suicide rates have steadily risen over the past 2 decades by an estimated 30%. 1 Between …

Importance Social determinants of health (SDOH) influence child health. However, most
previous studies have used individual, small-set, or cherry-picked SDOH variables without …

Importance Suicide rates are rising disproportionately in rural counties, a concerning pattern
as the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified suicide risk factors in these regions and …

Nearly 20% of US residents, an estimated 65 million people, live in small towns and
sparsely populated areas that the Census Bureau designates as rural; this proportion of …

Objective Suicide is a serious public health concern, but little is known about the relationship
between access to mental health care and suicide deaths, and whether suicide rates differ …