Cora Peterson

Mar 11, 2024 | ajpmonline.org | Cora Peterson |Tadesse Haileyesus |Deborah Stone

AbstractThe US age-adjusted suicide rate is 35% higher than two decades ago and the COVID-19 pandemic era highlighted the urgent need to address nonfatal self-harm, particularly among youth. This study aimed to report the estimated annual economic cost of US suicide and nonfatal self-harm.

Dec 6, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Cora Peterson |Maria V. Aslam |Phyllis H. Niolon |Sarah Bacon

Key PointsQuestion  What is the economic burden of health conditions associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among US adults? Findings  In this economic evaluation of the US adult population, 63% of adults had ACEs. The national economic burden of ACE-related adult health conditions was $14.1 trillion annually ($183 billion in direct medical spending and $13.9 trillion in lost healthy life-years), or $88 000 per affected adult annually and $2.4 million over their lifetimes.

Sep 19, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Cora Peterson |Elizabeth Parker |Ashley S. D’Inverno |Tadesse Haileyesus

The health burden of US youth violence is substantial. Among youths aged 10 to 24 years, homicide has been a top 3 leading cause of death and assaults have been a top 10 leading cause of emergency department (ED) injury visits for more than 2 decades.1 Quantifying the economic burden of violence-related mortality and morbidity can support decisions about investment in prevention strategies. We report the annual economic burden of youth violence injuries using the most recent national data.