NIH R01 · 2024
RFA-CE-22-004, Optimizing Firearm Suicide Prevention in Healthcare
Suicide accounts for 60% of U.S. firearm deaths, with even higher rates in Alaska, Colorado, and Washington. Firearms are the most common method of suicide in the U.S., and firearm access is linked to increased suicide risk. Most people who die by suicide see a health care provider in the year prior to death, thus clinical providers have important opportunities to intervene with patients at risk for firearm suicide. Though firearm access is relevant to patients’ health and safety, routine questions about firearm access are uncommon and there is a dearth of evidence available to guide implementation of promising clinical practices for firearm suicide prevention, including firearm access…
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