Colleges and Universities

Research for Restrict Access to Potentially Lethal Means

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  • Alcohol and suicidal behavior

    Hufford, M. R. (2001). Alcohol and suicidal behavior. Clinical Psychology Review, 21(5), 797-811.

  • Household firearm ownership and rates of suicide across the 50 United States

    Miller, M., Lippmann, S. J., Azrael, D., & Hemenway, D. (2007). Household firearm ownership and rates of suicide across the 50 United States. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 62(4), 1029-1035.

  • Minimum age drinking laws and youth suicide, 1970-1990

    Birckmayer J. & Hemenway, D. (1999). Minimum age drinking laws and youth suicide, 1970-1990. American Journal of Public Health, 89(9), 1365-1368.

  • New Data on the Nature of Suicidal Crises in College Students: Shifting the Paradigm

    Drum DJ, Brownson C, Denmark AB, Smith SE. (2009). New data on the nature of suicidal crises in college students: Shifting the paradigm. Professional Psychology, 40(3): 213-222.

  • Suicide risk assessment: A review of risk factors for suicide in 100 patients who made severe suicide attempts

    Hall, R., Platt, D. E., & Hall, R. (1999). Suicide risk assessment: A review of risk factors for suicide in 100 patients who made severe suicide attempts. Psychosomatics, 40(1), 18-27.

  • The epidemiology of case fatality rates for suicide in the Northeast

    Miller, M., Azrael, D., & Hemenway, D. (2004). The epidemiology of case fatality rates for suicide in the Northeast. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 43(6), 723-30.


This section supports Objective 4.3 of the NSSP: Increase the proportion of colleges and universities with evidence-based programs designed to address serious young adult distress and prevent suicide.