When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don’t Have to Happen
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When a child unintentionally shoots and kills another child in the United States, they’ve likely been playing around with an unlocked, loaded gun, new research reveals.Analyzing a decade’s worth of data, resea…
Learn MoreLas tasas de suicidios y homicidios siguen aumentando entre los jóvenes de EE. UU.
JUEVES, 15 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los suicidios y los homicidios aumentan de forma constante entre los jóvenes estadounidenses, informaron el jueves las autoridades federales de salud de EE. UU. Entre 2007 y 2021, las tasas de suicidios …
Learn MoreRates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicides and homicides among young Americans are steadily increasing, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday.Between 2007 and 2021, suicide rates among 10- to 24-year-olds soared 62% — from 6.8 to …
Learn MoreRates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicides and homicides among young Americans are steadily increasing, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday.Between 2007 and 2021, suicide rates among 10- to 24-year-olds soared 62% — from 6.8 to …
Learn More<40 Percent of Children With Firearm Injury Receive Mental Health Care
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than 40 percent of children with firearm injury receive mental health (MH) services, according to a study published online June 5 in Pediatrics.Jennifer A. Hoffmann, M.D., from the Northwestern Universit…
Learn MoreMany Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. gun deaths and injuries in children have risen at astronomical rates. Yet, among kids on Medicaid, only about two of every five children who get shot receive mental health care within six months of these …
Learn MoreRecent Increase Seen for Pediatric Firearm-Related Injuries
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2020, there was an increase in pediatric firearm-related injuries, with community violence and negligent discharges increasing in 2020, according to a study published online May 25 in Trauma Sur…
Learn MoreSocial Vulnerability Tied to Higher Assault-Related Firearm Death Rates for Youth
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — States with restrictive gun laws have lower rates of assault-related firearm deaths among youths, but youths from socially vulnerable communities are disproportionately impacted across the spectrum of state gun…
Learn MoreSocial Vulnerability Tied to Higher Assault-Related Firearm Death Rates for Youth
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — States with restrictive gun laws have lower rates of assault-related firearm deaths among youths, but youths from socially vulnerable communities are disproportionately impacted across the spectrum of state gun…
Learn MorePTSD Symptoms Worsen Over Six Months for Firearm Injury Survivors
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Firearm injury survivors experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and poor health-related quality of life, which persists for six months, according to a research letter published online May 23 in the An…
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