The New York Times (11/30, Baumgaertner) says that according to a new CDC report, “the rate of suicides involving guns in the United States has reached the highest level since officials began tracking it more than 50 years ago.” Notably, “about 27,000 of 50,000 suicides were carried out by gun in 2022,” with the rise “significantly steeper” in some racial and ethnic groups. CDC researchers “suggested that the coronavirus pandemic might have exacerbated many of the known risk factors for suicide generally, which include social isolation, strained relationships, and drug and alcohol disorders.”
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— U.S. Rate of Suicide by Firearm Reaches Record Level,” Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, November 30, 2023