State-level suicide mortality insights: a comparative study of VHA veterans and the whole US population
VHA veterans are at higher risk than the whole population across all states. Mortality disparities among states and clusters of states with high and low rates suggest targeted interventions and cooperative health strategies may help address these differences.
Authors
- Arthur G. Cosby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0527-1056)
- Angela Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7379-5383)
- Jodie A. Trafton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-7632)
- Alina Peluso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2895-0406)
- Anuj Kapadia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2755-4495)
- Viswadeep Lebakula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-5914)
Institutions
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Mississippi State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf036
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Battelle
- UT-Battelle