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IMAGE: Yockey is lead author on the study Trends in Suicidal Behaviors Among US Adults 2015-2018 - published in Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. view more
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A recent study by a team of University of Cincinnati researchers shows that suicide planning, attempts and completions were already on the rise pre-COVID-19. Add a pandemic to a holiday season, when depression and suicide are typically higher among both adolescents and adults, and the last couple of weeks of 2020 may be a time to be on even higher alert.
According to health data, nearly 1.5 million Americans attempt suicide each year.
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