Tadesse Haileyesus

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.

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.