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Alejandra Arango, Ph.D., Child Psychologist, University of Michigan
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Goldstick, J. E., Carter, P. M., & Cunningham, R. M.(2021). Current epidemiological trends in firearm mortality in the United States. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(3), 241–242.
Conner, A., Azrael, D., & Miller, M. (2019). Suicide case-fatality rates in the United States, 2007 to 2014: A nationwide population-based study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 171(12), 885–895. https:// doi.org/10.7326/M19-1324
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2024). National strategy for suicide prevention (April 2024). https://www.hhs.gov/programs/prevention-and-wellness/mental-health-substance-abuse/national-strategy-suicide-prevention/index.html
Goldstick, J. E., Carter, P. M., & Cunningham, R. M.(2021). Current epidemiological trends in firearm mortality in the United States. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(3), 241–242.
Conner, A., Azrael, D., & Miller, M. (2019). Suicide case-fatality rates in the United States, 2007 to 2014: A nationwide population-based study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 171(12), 885–895. https:// doi.org/10.7326/M19-1324
Sisler, S. M., Hart, S., Hamilton, J., & Schapiro, N. A. (2025). Preventing Suicide Through Lethal Means Restriction in Pediatric Care. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 39(2), 308-317.
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