About The Study: In this cross-sectional survey study of 988 Lifeline leaders, results suggested that most centers struggled to find resources to keep the center fully staffed. If staffing challenges persist, centers could face risks to staff well-being and service quality. Financing and operational strategies that support recruitment and retention will be critical to sustaining the quality and accessibility of 988 Lifeline centers.

While maternal deaths are closely tracked, paternal mortality is rarely examined. Research shows fathers — particularly men in their 20s through early 40s — die disproportionately from preventable causes such as suicide, overdose, homicide and accidental injury. Yet paternal mortality is rarely examined in connection to the transition to parenthood. A new Northwestern University study examined paternal mortality data in Georgia and found 60% of deaths were from potentially preventable causes like homicide, accidental injury, suicide, which the study authors call a "huge missed opportunity." The study includes Georgia data only, and the reason is because studying these trends nationally is difficult because of how data is collected and de-identified. The study authors hope the findings will prompt other states to analyze their own data to better understand paternal mortality at a state level and work collectively to create a system to analyze this important national trend.  

In a significant breakthrough for adolescent mental health in India, The George Institute for Global Health India, has successfully demonstrated a scalable, community‑based care model through Project ARTEMIS—the country’s first large‑scale study focused on adolescents living in urban slums—showing measurable reductions in depression, self‑harm and suicide risk across 60 slum communities in Delhi and Vijayawada.

Individuals who died by firearm suicide following the 2020 firearm purchasing surge were more likely to be from racial minority groups, had higher rates of suicidal ideation and were less likely to have engaged in mental health treatment prior to their death, according to Rutgers University researchers.

Rural youth experience higher rates of firearm exposure, handgun carrying and associated mental health risks, according to Rutgers researchers.

Their study, published in Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, examined recent literature on rural youth firearm exposure and its association with health risk behaviors and outcomes, including violence and suicide.