Adolescent Suicide, Household Firearm Ownership, and the Effects of Child Access Prevention Laws

This study has three objectives: (1) to examine the association between state-level firearm ownership and suicide among high school aged adolescents, (2) to compare the strength of the firearm ownership-suicide association among adolescents relative to adults, and (3) to evaluate the relationship between 11 child access prevention (CAP) laws and suicide.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: New Research Source Type: research