In 2016, nearly 3,300 women and girls died by firearm suicide—nine every single day. We can change that. WorldSuicidePreventionDay
for interpersonal violence. Instead, the real risk in the overlap between guns and mental illness is the risk of suicide.that men do. These high rates of depression among women are compounded by gender-specific risk factors including domestic violence, income inequality, socioeconomic status, social oppression and discrimination—leaving women of color, LGBTQ women and other women at the intersections at an even higher risk. Additionally, the appalling prevalence of sexual assault in the U.S.
The following three steps would help curtail the number of firearm suicides among both women and the general population:
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