How The CDC’s Reluctance To Use The ‘F-Word’ — Firearms — Hinders Suicide Prevention

In the U.S., firearms kill more people through suicide than homicide.

Congress has told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to “advocate or promote gun control.” That directive complicates the public health agency’s efforts to prevent suicide.

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