/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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. 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