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Adolescent Firearm Suicides in the United States: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences, 2004 to 2020

Published:2024-08-31 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0044-118X
Container-title:Youth & Society
language:en
Short-container-title:Youth & Society

Author:

Weigend Vargas Eugenio¹^ORCID,Ewell Foster Cynthia¹²,Mintz Sasha³,Hartman Heather A.¹²^ORCID,Seewald Laura¹²⁴,Sokol Rebeccah¹,Ehrlich Peter F.¹²,Carter Patrick M.¹²⁵,Goldstick Jason E.¹²⁵

Affiliation:

1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

2. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA

3. National Center for Fatality Review & Prevention, Michigan Public Health Institute, Okemos, USA

4. Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USA

5. University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, USA

Abstract

Firearm suicides among adolescents have increased in the US and rates vary across racial and ethnic groups. In this study, we examined contextual information around adolescent firearm suicides and analyzed how incident characteristics vary across racial and ethnic groups. We analyzed firearm suicides among adolescents (ages 10–18 years) from 2004 to 2020 using data from the National Fatality Review-Case Reporting System (NFR-CRS). There were 4,153 firearm suicides during that period. Suicides often involved males, older adolescents (15–18 years), and handguns. Most firearms belonged to the primary caregiver and incidents frequently occurred at home. However, we found that characteristics varied substantially across racial and ethnic groups. Overall, we provide new information on firearm suicides among adolescents in the US using a larger dataset than previous studies and found significant differences in characteristics and demographics across racial and ethnic groups. This finding suggests the need for tailored prevention strategies.

Funder

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention is funded in part by Cooperative Agreement

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0044118X241277202

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