Improving the Field's Understanding of Suicide Protective Factors and Translational Suicide Prevention Initiatives

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28233, USA.
² Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.

Editorial

Robert J Cramer et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021.

. 2021 Jan 25;18(3):1027.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031027.

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28233, USA.
² Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.

Abstract

World Health Organization data show that approximately 800,000 persons die by suicide each year [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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