For young women in the armed forces to consider suicide – and act on it – is far more common than their civilian peers, a new analysis by Voice of San Diego finds.
Drinking kills New Mexicans at a far higher rate than anywhere else in the nation, and the crisis is escalating.
An average of more than five Marines per year died by suicide at Camp Pendleton. At least 20 took their lives in the barracks – and another four during training exercises.
The suicide crisis among veterans has been well documented. But another dark phenomenon exists just beneath the surface in San Diego and across the country.
Mental health experts assumed that people of all races had the same risk factors for self-harm. Emerging evidence suggests that is not the case.
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is making efforts to address the increase of suicide in communities across the county.
Dana Ullman is reporting on health-related stories for The Mendocino Voice with support from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. This article was produced as a series for the 2021 Center for Health Journalism California Fellowship.
The bill gained momentum as the pandemic put a spotlight on health care disparities and workforce shortages.
Kids need help, frank talk, experts say.
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Jessica Seaman, a participant in the 2019 National Fellowship.
Other stories in this series include:
The Denver Post launches project to investigate teen suicides in Colorado — and we need your help
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