Suicide

Farmers in parts of the West are experiencing some of the worst drought conditions in nearly two decades. The dryness presents challenges in keeping a farm or ranch viable, and in how farmers deal with mental health concerns.

Although Colorado generally has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, preliminary state data indicates that the state's rate in 2020 remained relatively unchanged compared to 2019.

A new Colorado gun law has been divisive from the start. Now, a group of researchers is analyzing how it has been used in its first year.

The risk of suicide in gun owners was about nine times higher than among non-gun owners, the study showed.

The new data also reinforces that those at risk are unlikely to substitute different methods if guns aren’t available.

In Montpelier, Idaho, the coronavirus pandemic hangs over several recent deaths.

Extended social isolation. Layoffs. A run on firearms. These are knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also conditions that suicide experts say demand more preventative action for at-risk Americans.

The U.S. passed an ominous milestone in 2018. A record 24,432 people died by firearm suicide, marking the first time that more than 24,000 people have died by firearm suicide.

A new report shows youth suicide rates have spiked alarmingly in recent years, especially in the Mountain West.

More Americans picked mass shootings than suicides. Experts say this misperception is handcuffing suicide prevention efforts.