Tag: Violence
2007 to 2021 Saw Increase in Suicide Rates for Those Aged 10 to 24
Suicide rate tripled for those aged 10 to 14 years from 2007 to 2018, while homicide rates doubled from 2016 to 2021
Adverse Childhood Experiences Common for Teens Before, During COVID-19
Those with four or more ACEs by the fall of 2020 had 2.71-fold increased likelihood of reporting a new ACE in spring of 2021
Early-Life Physical, Sexual Abuse Tied to Early Death
Premature adult mortality before age 70 years seen in study of middle-aged women followed for 18 years
Teen Dating Violence Is Risk Factor for Negative Long-Term Outcomes
Teen dating violence longitudinally associated with increasing high-risk behaviors and with poor mental health outcomes
Abuse in Childhood, Young Adulthood Linked to Welfare Receipt
More than threefold risk for welfare receipt seen for childhood abuse combined with intimate partner violence in young adulthood
Medical Groups Urge Protections for Health Workers Providing Gender-Affirming Care
Providers are under threat for providing federally protected, evidence-based care
America’s Emergency Medicine Physicians Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
Two-thirds of emergency physicians reported being assaulted in the past year alone
Insurance Type, Maternal Race Impact Odds of Reporting to CPS
Among children hospitalized due to maltreatment, those with public health insurance have higher likelihood of being reported to CPS
Pediatric Emergency Encounters for Physical Abuse Down During Pandemic
Rates of lower-severity encounters reduced, but no decrease seen in rates of higher-severity encounters
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
