National Center for Health Statistics, October 2019 After stable trends from 2000 to 2007, suicide rates for persons aged 10–24 increased from 2007 (6.8 per 100,000 persons) to 2017 (10.6), while homicide rates declined from 2007 to 2014 and then increased through...
Publications
Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Division of Violence Prevention, 2019 CDC released Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs):Leveraging the Best Available Evidence to help states and communities prioritize efforts to prevent ACEs. This...
An Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Concomitant Prescribing of Opioids and Benzodiazepines on Veteran Deaths and Suicides
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2019 Responding to the concern about opioid and benzodiazepine use in the veteran population, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and...
Menthol Cigarettes and the Public Health Standard: A Systematic Review
BMC Public Health, December 29, 2017 Although menthol was not banned under the Tobacco Control Act, the law made it clear that this did not prevent the Food and Drug Administration from issuing a product standard to ban menthol to protect public health. The purpose of...
Guia de Vapear: Vaping Guide in Spanish
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 2019 La intención de esta guía es ayudarle a entender lo que es el vapeo, porqué atrae tanto a los jóvenes, y qué dice la investigación científica acerca de los riesgos y lo todavía desconocido, ya que no existen estudios de largo...
Healthy Transitions and Behavioral Health Guide for Young Adults
Rhode Island Department of Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, April, 2019 This Guidebook provides a roadmap to help 14 – 25 year old's in navigating the sometimes complex system of behavioral healthcare services. There are many resources listed to...
Toma Las Riendas De Tu Salud Del Comportamiento (Take Charge of Your Behavioral Health)
RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, April 2019 While transition into adulthood is an exciting stage of life, it can also be one of unique challenges and this may be a particularly difficult time for those who have...
Take Charge of Your Behavioral Health
RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, April 2019 While transition into adulthood is an exciting stage of life, it can also be one of unique challenges and this may be a particularly difficult time for those who have...
2019 Prevention Resource Guide
Department of Health and Human Services, 2019 This Resource Guide was developed to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to prevent child abuse and neglect and promote child and family well-being. It was created by the...
Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2017
Centers for disease Control and Prevention, 2018 Deaths from drug overdose continue to be a public health burden in the United States. This report uses the most recent final mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug...