{"title":"Actionable Steps for Preventing Firearm Suicides among Adolescents and Young Adults.","authors":"John Paul Jameson","doi":"10.18043/001c.81264","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The suicide rate among adolescents and young adults is on the rise once again, with firearm suicides accounting for more than two-thirds of suicides among North Carolinians aged 15-24. Reversing this trend will require a multifaceted strategy involving providers, gun owners, and sound policy decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":39574,"journal":{"name":"North Carolina Medical Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"North Carolina Medical Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.81264","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The suicide rate among adolescents and young adults is on the rise once again, with firearm suicides accounting for more than two-thirds of suicides among North Carolinians aged 15-24. Reversing this trend will require a multifaceted strategy involving providers, gun owners, and sound policy decisions.
期刊介绍:
NCMJ, the North Carolina Medical Journal, is meant to be read by everyone with an interest in improving the health of North Carolinians. We seek to make the Journal a sounding board for new ideas, new approaches, and new policies that will deliver high quality health care, support healthy choices, and maintain a healthy environment in our state.