Many heartbreaking suicides could be prevented by better identifying and treating teenagers with depression — and storing guns more safely. So writes David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, in a Kaiser Permanente Share feature story, “Kaiser Permanente Pediatrician-Researcher Discusses Teens and Gun Safety.”
Dr. Grossman, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute and a pediatrician at Washington Permanente Medical Group, wrote an editorial — “Reducing Youth Firearm Suicide Risk” — in the March issue of Pediatrics about how to prevent youth firearm suicide. Dr. Grossman’s editorial is a companion article to “Firearm Storage in Homes With Children With Self-Harm Risk Factors,” by Scott et al.
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