/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1895/all en /newsroom/jay-kaufman Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:49:18 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253478 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/suicide-and-homicide-rates-show-large-racial-disparities-across-us-states-286782 <p>Southern and Western states have the highest rates of white firearm suicide, while Midwestern states have highest rates of black firearm homicide, according to new research from UUÖ±²¥. The findings place a spotlight on states where firearm policies may help reduce homicide and suicide rates.</p> <p>Gun violence has a long history in the U.S. Less understood is how homicide or suicide varies amongst black and white men across US states and how household gun ownership influences them.</p> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:44:19 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 38100 at /newsroom