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  • A suicide prevention sign on the fence on the walkway of the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey, January 12, 2022, photo by Mike Segar/Reuters
    Suicide

    commentary

    Will the New 988 Hotline Be a Game Changer for Mental Health or a Missed Opportunity?

    Someone dies from suicide in the United States every 11 minutes, a rate that has increased almost 30 percent since 2000. The 988 mental health hotline will launch on July 16, but states need to clear significant hurdles: funding the expanded crisis response system and making sure people know it's available.

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    Jun 20, 2022

    Los Angeles Times

    Ryan K. McBain @ryankmcbain, Stephanie Brooks Holliday

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    Nuclear Deterrence, COVID-19 and Infant Deaths, Criminal Justice Reform: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on why the United States doesn’t need more nuclear weapons, increased infant deaths during the pandemic, preventing veteran suicide, and more.

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    Oct 22, 2021

  • RAND Weekly Recap
    Media Literacy

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    China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on the China-Pakistan partnership in light of the Taliban's rise to power, media literacy education, parenting from prison, and more.

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    Sep 24, 2021

  • RAND Weekly Recap
    Postsecondary Education

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    Paying College Athletes, Preventing Suicide, Planning for Heatwaves: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on a potential step toward paying college athletes, helping college freshmen overcome COVID-19 learning loss, the effects of U.S. sanctions in Syria, more.

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    Jul 16, 2021

  • Terri Tanielian waits for a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing to begin in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, photo by Grace Evans/RAND Corporation
    Veterans Health Care

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    A Voice for Veterans on Capitol Hill: Q&A with Terri Tanielian

    Terri Tanielian, a senior behavioral scientist at RAND and an internationally recognized expert on military and veteran health, spent six months as a fellow with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. She helped the committee develop a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy.

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    Nov 6, 2020

  • Three guns in an open safe, photo by SERGEI PRIMAKOV/Adobe Stock
    Gun Policy

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    COVID-19 Reveals Need for More Research About Guns

    Recent reports suggest that Americans reacted to the pandemic by purchasing guns and ammunition in massive numbers. What does this mean for public safety? And how can policymakers ensure that this doesn't result in more injuries or deaths?

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    Jun 18, 2020

    USA Today

    Andrew R. Morral @AndrewMorral, Jeremy Travis

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    New Insights on Gun Policy in America

    RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative aims to establish a shared set of facts about gun policies. Recently, researchers completed an update and expansion of their synthesis of all available scientific evidence on the effects of 18 classes of gun laws.

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    Apr 22, 2020

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    COVID-19, Out-of-Network Hospital Payments, Russia's Economy: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19, limiting out-of-network hospital payments, Russia's sluggish economy, and more.

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    Mar 13, 2020

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    Veterans, Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Protests: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on preventing veteran suicide, who's responsible when a car is hacked, how digital protests can affect Fortune 500 companies, and more.

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    Nov 8, 2019

  • Howard and Jean Somers hold a photo of their son, Daniel, who died by suicide in June 2013, photo by Nelvin C. Cepeda/San Diego Union-Tribune via Zuma Wire
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    More Can Be Done to Save Veterans from Suicide

    A decade of research at RAND has sought to focus the national conversation about suicide in general, and veteran suicide in particular, around solutions that work. The overwhelming message: We could do more to save the lives of veterans like Daniel Somers. Here is his story.

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    Nov 4, 2019

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    Inmate Suicides, India and Kashmir, Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap looks at preventing inmate suicides, India and Kashmir, improving health care for veterans, and more.

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    Aug 16, 2019

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    Theresa May, Emotional Learning, Teachers: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on Theresa May's resignation, social and emotional learning, the value of a good teacher, and more.

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    May 31, 2019

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    Medicare for All, Principals, Cigarette Labels: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on spending estimates under Medicare for All, the benefits of principal pipelines, graphic warning labels on cigarettes, and more.

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    Apr 12, 2019

  • Suzanne Devine Clark places items on a memorial on the one year anniversary of the shooting which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 14, 2019, photo by Joe Skipper/Reuters
    Suicide

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    Preventing Suicide: Treat Mass Shooting Trauma Beyond Initial Tragedy

    The need for mental health support and suicide-prevention efforts targeting survivors of mass shootings, and the friends and families of victims, is great. Putting such programs in place could go a long way toward helping them heal, and preventing more tragedy.

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    Apr 4, 2019

    United Press International

    Joie D. Acosta, Lisa H. Jaycox

  • Man sitting with head in hands on a bed in a dark bedroom
    Suicide

    commentary

    Comparing Suicide Rates: Making an Apples to Apples Comparison

    As the national suicide rate continues to rise, an increasing number of stakeholders are looking within their own communities and asking: “Do we have a suicide problem?” It's a difficult question to answer.

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    Apr 2, 2018

    The Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

  • A person's hand writing a checklist
    Suicide

    commentary

    Checklist of Best Practices Developed to Guide Development of Suicide Prevention Campaigns

    Is your crisis line’s suicide-prevention communications effort working well enough? What should you be doing differently? Some help is available through a checklist published earlier this year.

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    Oct 25, 2017

    Lifeline Network

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand, Joie D. Acosta

  • A watercolor painting of a silhouette profile
    Suicide

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    Is Suicide Preventable? Insights from Research

    Conventional wisdom about suicide prevention suggests that one just needs to know what warning signs to look for. But that's not the case.

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    May 8, 2017

  • Young man with hands clasped together
    Suicide

    commentary

    Is America's Crisis 'System' in Crisis?

    The United States has made life-saving progress on crisis support for veterans. Now other suicide prevention services need help. Progress made by the VA could provide a blueprint for improving suicide prevention services for all Americans.

    Read More »

    Jul 17, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

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    Suicide

    commentary

    Veterans Day 2015: Three Priorities for Preventing Veteran Suicide (And It's Not All on the VA!)

    The suicide rate among veterans is three times that of nonveterans. Additional research and policy intervention in three important areas could help ensure that fewer veterans die at their own hands.

    Read More »

    Nov 11, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

  • Rajeev Ramchand
    Suicide

    q&a

    Helping the Most Vulnerable: Q&A with Rajeev Ramchand

    Rajeev Ramchand discusses drug abuse, suicide, and how research can make a difference for society's most vulnerable.

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    Oct 26, 2015

  • The Midnight Mission shelter on skid row before a Veterans Day observance for homeless veterans in Los Angeles, California, November 11, 2013
    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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    Veterans Battle Mental Health Issues After Iraq and Afghanistan

    Researchers have made great progress capturing the consequences of coping with injuries sustained in the theater of war, but the emerging picture is shadowed in grays. A series of recent findings presents a bleak portrait of the cost of modern war to service members, their families, and their health care providers.

    Read More »

    Jun 4, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Terri Tanielian, Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

  • A physical therapist greeting a patient in a hospital rehab gym
    Veterans Health Care

    commentary

    Military Turns to Collaborative Care to Treat PTSD, Depression

    Collaborative care has been an important part of Army efforts to reach out to those struggling with PTSD and depression. It has brought a science-based solution to an essential military problem and has helped thousands of men and women in uniform in ways that also nudge the larger mental health system toward greater effectiveness for all Americans.

    Read More »

    Nov 19, 2014

    Psychiatric News

    Charles C. Engel

  • tags and American flag
    Military Families

    commentary

    Research Is a Fundamental Component of Suicide Prevention

    While our research has taught us many things about suicide prevention we think additional research is critically needed in two areas, writes Rajeev Ramchand. The first is gun control. The second area is the quality of behavioral health care available to those who need it.

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    May 24, 2013

    The RAND Blog

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

  • couple consoling each other in front of Christmas tree
    Military Families

    commentary

    Supporting Families Affected by Military Suicide Should Be a Priority for All

    While many of these families fight for honor and respect from the DoD or support from the VA, the comfort that they need will not be provided by either institution, nor should it be. Rather, it is up to us—as their neighbors, coworkers, teachers, and students—to shower these families with the love and support they need and deserve, writes Rajeev Ramchand.

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    Nov 29, 2012

    The RAND Blog

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

  • Marine calling a counseling hotline
    Military Health and Health Care

    commentary

    Preventing Military Suicides Is a Nationwide Effort

    The military is experiencing a higher number of suicides than it has ever experienced at this time before. RAND research has a number of recommendations to prevent suicide among military personnel based.

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    Jun 14, 2012

    The RAND Blog

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

  • Behavioral health officer
    Military Families

    commentary

    In Memoriam

    Not only would the delivery of quality behavioral care prevent suicides, but it would also aid in the recovery of the nearly 20 percent of service members with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression, writes Rajeev Ramchand.

    Read More »

    May 29, 2011

    Newsday

    Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

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  • Software supply chain security has emerged as a leading risk because of the massively fragmented and decentralized nature of modern software development. Unlike other problems in cybersecurity, this is a discrete problem, where the data exist. Information required to map software dependents or dependencies is knowable because there exists a finite limit to the number of nodes and dependencies.

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    Sasha Romanosky

    Senior Policy Researcher

    Source: The Hill

  • Compared to White women, Black women are 3.7 times more likely to die and Asian women 1.8 times more likely to die during or within the 6 weeks after pregnancy.…[W]omen experiencing disadvantage (e.g. domestic abuse, mental health illness, substance abuse) [are] also at greater risk of death during or soon after pregnancy.

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