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Handgun Carrying Patterns And Suicide Risk Among Youth., Teresa Jane Mcgeeney
Handgun Carrying Patterns And Suicide Risk Among Youth., Teresa Jane Mcgeeney
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Recent data have shown marked increases in carrying of handguns among youth. Though firearms are often discussed using a lens of prevention of violence towards others, the majority of firearm deaths are suicides. Youth suicide has also seen steady increases across the United States in the past decade, demanding urgent solutions to curb this concerning trend. Klonsky and May’s Three Step Theory (3ST) outlines three primary steps that lead to death by suicide and proposes that access to and familiarity with lethal means, such as firearms, make up a critical component of the etiology of suicide. With youth suicide and …