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The director of the VA's suicide prevention program said the agency has worked to weave risk assessment into its pain, sleep and oncology clinics, mindful that older patients may be at higher risk after getting troubling news about their health.

The CDC released provisional health data from 2022. Though the data isn’t final, it shows the continued disproportionate suicide rate among older men. Read for more stats from 2022 and 5 ways to increase mental health.

U.S. suicides reached a record high in 2022, with nearly 50,000 people losing their lives to the mental health crisis.

(CNN) — The suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline, and rates among older men were especially high, a new report says.

The suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline, and rates among older men were especially high, a new report says.

The suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, and rates among older men were especially high, a new report says.

Firearms are one key factor contributing to this difference, experts say.

The gunman who killed 11 people in Monterey Park, Calif., and the man suspected of killing seven people in the Half Moon Bay area on Monday are among the oldest suspected mass shooters in U.S. history.

The gunman who killed 11 people in Monterey Park, Calif., on Saturday and the man suspected of killing seven people in the Half Moon Bay area on Monday are among the oldest suspected mass shooters in...

Many studies have looked at risk factors for suicide in the elderly, but this study analyzed suicide notes to home in on motives and reasons.