@article{ref1,
title="Suicide prevention efforts in the United States and their effectiveness",
journal="Current opinion in psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="Asif-Sattar, Rameesha and Gonzales, Hilary and Barnhorst, Amy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Suicide is a serious public health problem in the United States, and suicide rates have been increasing for more than a decade. Rural areas are more  impacted than urban areas, reinforcing that social, cultural, and economic factors  contribute to risk. This article reviews recent work about these contributors to  suicide and how they may inform prevention efforts. RECENT FINDINGS: Current  research has shown that suicide is more than a mental health problem with a  psychiatric or medical solution. Universal screening and referral by gatekeepers  target a large group with a low baseline risk, and there are few treatments proven  to reduce death by suicide, as well as a severe shortage of mental health providers  in the United States to provide them. Instead, suicide prevention polices can target  various other factors that contribute to elevated suicide risk at the population  level, including reducing socioeconomic deprivation and access to firearms, both of  which are often higher in rural areas. Internet-based interventions also hold  promise as they are highly scalable, accessible almost anywhere, and often  anonymous. SUMMARY: Understanding factors that increase suicide risk guide  development of evidence-based policies targeted at high-risk groups. Population-level interventions should be developed in collaboration with the target  audience for cultural appropriateness.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0951-7367",
doi="10.1097/YCO.0000000000000682",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000682"
}