During the year-end holiday season, the suicide rate declines, U.S. health statistics show. The month of December typically has the year's lowest average daily suicide rate. Yet each year at this time, some news publications ...
Dec 8, 2025
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On July 17, the option went dead for LGBTQ+ youth to access specialized mental health support from the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Aug 25, 2025
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Having a job may give people a better chance at recovery following treatment for alcohol use disorder. Nationwide data from people who received outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorder found that people with full-time ...
May 30, 2025
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A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts.
Mar 13, 2025
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As in most years that we've followed news reporting about the myth that suicides peak during the end-of-year holidays, an analysis of the past year showed again that more newspaper accounts supported the false idea that the ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Annenberg Public Policy Center survey data shows that public recall of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number has grown slowly since the three-digit phone number was introduced in July 2022. Just 15% of U.S. adults are ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Only 13% of American adults understand the purpose of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline nearly a year after its widely publicized launch, a new survey from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows.
May 24, 2023
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Local governments are increasingly adopting policies that earmark taxes for mental health services, and approximately 30% of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction with such a policy, finds a new analysis published in ...
Apr 18, 2023
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