Firearm Suicide Is Rising Among Women, With The Largest Increase Among Black Women

Black women are experiencing an astronomical increase in firearm-related suicide—even if the women who died did not purchase the firearms themselves. Life changes. Circumstances change. People change. Take a few minutes to talk with the women in your life about suicide prevention. A firearm in the home triples the risk of suicide in the home—including among people who do not own a firearm.

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