Suicide prevented or delayed? Suicide rates during North Carolina’s stay-at-home order
During the SAH period, suicide mortality declined for 8 weeks but returned to prior rates after the SAH order was lifted. Increased family supervision and decreased access to lethal means may explain the observed reduction in suicide during the SAH order.
Authors
- Kate Vinita Fitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4410-4608)
- Shabbar I. Ranapurwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-3912)
- Brian W. Pence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7321-9538)
- Vanessa Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3537-649X)
- David B. Goldston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7182-6553)
- Zheng Song
- Pasangi Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-4832)
- Monica E. Swilley-Martinez
- Andrew L. Kavee
- Timothy S. Carey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-5021)
- Ishrat Z Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-571X)
- Bradley N. Gaynes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8283-5030)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045497
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- NIH Clinical Center