Gun Violence Exposure and Suicide Among Black Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Black individuals are disproportionately exposed to gun violence in the US. Suicide rates among Black US individuals have increased in recent years.

Objective

To evaluate whether gun violence exposures (GVEs) are associated with suicidal ideation and behaviors among Black adults.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used survey data collected from a nationally representative sample of self-identified Black or African American (hereafter, Black) adults in the US from April 12, 2023, through May 4, 2023.

Exposures

Ever being shot, being threatened with a gun, knowing someone who has been shot, and witnessing or hearing about a shooting.

Main outcomes and measures

Outcome variables were derived from the Self-Injurious Thou

SUBMITTER: Semenza DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848043 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature