Author
Burnam; M. Audrey ; May; Elizabeth ; Briscombe; Brian ; Ashwood; J. Scott ; Ramchand; Rajeev
Year
2015
Publisher
RAND Corporation
Language
English
Pages
14
Last Update
08-Jun-2025
Keywords
Psychology ; History
Suicide and suicide attempts are a substantial societal burden in the United States. Nationally, there were approximately 41,000 suicide deaths (a rate of 13.0 suicides per 100,000 people) in 2013 and 836,000 emergency department visits resulting from suicide attempts in 2011 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015a). Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, especially among 15- to 24-year-olds (American Association of Suicidology, 2014), and the annual economic costs of suicide deaths nationwide are high: Estimates put this figure at $34.6 billion in combined medical bills and lost wages (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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