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June 6, 2013 | New Public Health Post
A new American Public Health Association (APHA) Press book, “Veteran Suicide: A Public Health Imperative,” addresses the critical and growing issue of suicide among military veterans.
June 13, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Here in the United States, in 2009, the last year for which data are available, some 37,000 Americans died by their own hands, making suicide the tenth leading cause of death in the nation and the fourth leading cause for adults ages 18 to 65. By an ...
April 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
By Jennifer Stuber, PhD, assistant professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. Stuber is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program (2004-2006). Her research interests include health ...
November 11, 2011 | New Public Health Post
A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to reported information from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Unreported deaths may push those numbers even higher. Foundations and government agencies are addressing the issue through screeni ...
April 1, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Over the last half century, the worldwide health community has made significant gains in decreasing the impact of communicable diseases. But those gains are being eroded in one demographic group by suicide, violence and accidents. Young men worldwid ...
February 18, 2013 | New Public Health Post
An article in the New York Times reports that health departments in some states are increasing their efforts on gun safety and suicide prevention in part because of a startling finding by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health: far more ...
September 29, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, PhD, last week participated in a Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) panel on bullying and suicide among youth. His topic: how these issues affect lesbian, gay ...
September 8, 2011 | New Public Health Post
In the U.S., the most recent data show that over 34,000 lives are lost to suicide each year, and over 350,000 people are seen in emergency rooms every year for self-inflicted injuries. To bring attention to this health issue, World Suicide Preventio ...
November 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Voters across the country were presented Tuesday with more than 170 ballot initiatives, many on health-related issues.
June 7, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Michigan Radio reports on a study led by RWJF ...