EPISODE · Nov 3, 2020 · 14 MIN
193 - Suicide Prevention and COVID-19
from Public Health On Call · host Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The pandemic has elevated many of the risk factors of suicide, including loneliness, grief, economic distress, and a record number of people requesting new access to firearms which are involved in 50% of suicides. Hopkins suicide prevention expert Dr. Holly Wilcox talks with Stephanie Desmon about these risks, what the data are showing so far, and potential solutions. They also discuss the particular risk of youth suicide and interventions. KEYWORDS: community mental health; policy; violence prevention
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