obÌåÓý

obÌåÓý Reports

FEATURED: Suicide Prevention Resource for Action

obÌåÓý's Suicide Prevention Resource for Action (Prevention Resource) details the strategies with the best available evidence to reduce suicide. The Prevention Resource can help states and communities prioritize suicide prevention activities most likely to have an impact.

2023

The State of State, Territorial, and Tribal Suicide Prevention: Findings from Key Informant Interviews and Qualitative Web-based Survey Questions

2022

The State of State, Territorial, and Tribal Suicide Prevention: Findings from Reviews of Suicide Prevention Plans

2021

The State of State, Territorial, and Tribal Suicide Prevention: Findings from a Web-based Survey

2019

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Often called “the voice of obÌåÓý,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. All material in the MMWR series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.

2024

obÌåÓý Guidance for Community Response to Suicide Clusters, United States, 2024

Vital Signs: Suicide Rates and Selected County-Level Factors — United States, 2022

2023

Notes from the Field: Firearm Suicide Rates, by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2019–2022

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2021.

Association of Mental Health Conditions, Recent Stressful Life Events, and Adverse Childhood Experiences with Postpartum Substance Use ― Seven States, 2019–2020.

Suspected Suicide Attempts by Self-Poisoning Among Persons Aged 10–19 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2020–2022.

Notes from the Field: Recent Changes in Suicide Rates, by Race and Ethnicity and Age Group — United States, 2021.

2022

Adverse Childhood Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associations with Poor Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviors Among High School Students — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021.

Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2020–2021.

Suicides Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons — National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2015–2020.

QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates, by Urbanization Level and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, 2020.

QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates for the Three Leading Methods of Suicide, by Race and Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020.

QuickStats: Percentage of Suicides and Homicides Involving a Firearm Among Persons Aged ≥10 Years, by Age Group — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020.

QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates for the Three Leading Methods of Suicide, by Race and Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020.

Mental Health, Suicidality, and Connectedness Among High School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021.

Vital Signs: Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2019–2020.

Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 39 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2018.

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years — United States, 2015–2019.

Firearm Homicides and Suicides in Major Metropolitan Areas — United States, 2015–2016 and 2018–2019.

2021

Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12–25 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–May 2021.

Changes in Suicide Rates — United States, 2018–2019.

Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adults with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, February–March 2021.

To read previously published MMWR articles, please visit: Reports by Topic | MMWR (cdc.gov)

Journal Articles

2023

Rice, K., Brown, M., Nataraj, N., & Xu, L. (2023). . Journal of Adolescent Health.

2021

Holland, K. M., Jones, C., Vivolo-Kantor, A. M., et al. (2021). . JAMA Psychiatry, 78(4), 372-379.

Ehlman, D. C., Haileyesus, T., Lee, R., Ballesteros, M. F., & Yard, E. (2021). . Journal of Safety Research, 76, 327-331.

Bledsoe, M., Captanian, A., & Somji, A. (2021). . Journal of Safety Research, 77, 328-333.

Wilkins, N. J., Clayton, H., Jones, C. M., & Brown, M. (2021). . Pediatrics, 147(4).

2020

Wang, J., Sumner, S. A., Holland, K. M., Halpin, J., Ivey-Stephenson, A., & Crosby, A. E. (2020). . Preventive Medicine, 134, 106051.

Sumner, S. A., Burke, M., & Kooti, F. (2020). . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(28), 16267-16272.

Wang, J., Sumner, S. A., Simon, T. R., Crosby, A. E., Annor, F. B., Gaylor, E., ... & Holland, K. M. (2020). . JAMA Psychiatry, 77(7), 684-693.

Miller, G. F., Kegler, S. R., & Stone, D. M. (2020). . American Journal of Public Health, 110(6), 897-899.

Vital Signs

obÌåÓý VitalSigns: Firearm Deaths Grow, Disparities Widen, June 2022

obÌåÓý VitalSigns: Suicide Rising Across the U.S., June 2018

Self-directed Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 1.0, February 2011

Other Publications

obÌåÓý's Prevention Suicide Fact Sheet