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Public Health

Newspaper coverage of celebrity suicides falls short of expert guidelines

Chloe Reichel | November 1, 2019
Print newspaper coverage of suicide falls short of expert recommendations, new research in JAMA Network Open finds.
Public Health

Gender conversion efforts linked to 2x odds of attempted suicide

Chloe Reichel | September 11, 2019
Efforts to change transgender individuals' gender identity are linked to severe psychological distress and suicide attempts, according to a new study in JAMA Psychiatry.
Criminal Justice

Can ‘red flag’ laws curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.

Clark Merrefield | August 13, 2019
There is research showing red flag laws may be effective in preventing suicides, but there appears to be minimal research associating red flag laws with reducing mass shootings.
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Tip sheets

8 tips on how to cover drinking responsibly

Chloe Reichel | June 3, 2019
Each year, around 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes. We’re sharing eight tips on how journalists can improve their coverage of alcohol, based on suggestions from journalists and researchers with subject-area expertise.
Health Care

Suicide prevention: Research on successful interventions

Chloe Reichel | February 25, 2019
This roundup looks at recent publications in the field of suicide prevention research.
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News Media

Journalists perpetuate myth about suicide during winter holidays

Denise-Marie Ordway | December 14, 2018
Most news stories that discussed suicide and the holiday season last winter perpetuated the myth that suicides rise during the holidays, finds a University of Pennsylvania analysis.
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Writing

Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez

Chloe Reichel | November 8, 2018
Vox's German Lopez discusses gun violence in the U.S. and what journalists can do to improve their coverage.
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Public Health

Research roundup: Who stores guns safely?

Chloe Reichel | October 1, 2018
Safe gun storage can limit unauthorized users’ access to firearms. This roundup features recent research on the topic.
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Security, Military

Many soldiers who attempt suicide have no prior mental health diagnosis

Chloe Reichel | August 31, 2018
Over one-third of a sample of American soldiers who attempted suicide did not have a prior mental health diagnosis, a new study finds.
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Public Health

Injury-related deaths on the rise in US from 2000 to 2016

Chloe Reichel | August 1, 2018
Deaths resulting from injuries – both violent and unintentional – are on the rise in the U.S.

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