Half Of Youth Firearm Deaths In 19 States Attributed To Suicide, Study Finds

Healio (5/23, Weldon) reports, “Among people aged 10 to 19 years who died due to firearms during a recent 6-year period, more than half of the deaths in 19 states were attributed to suicide, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.” These results were “also found to be true for young adults aged 20 to 24 years in 24 states.”

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— “Suicides account for more than half of youth firearm deaths in 19 states,”Rose Weldon, Healio , May 23, 2024

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