Ep. 90. Gun Violence Exposure, Suicide, and Black Americans

Policy Outsider

Rates of both gun violence and firearm suicide have been increasing year over year, but not all Americans have been impacted equally. Black individuals in the US are nearly 14 times more likely to die from a firearm homicide than their white counterparts, and their inpatient hospitalizations due to firearm injuries are nine times higher. And in 2022, preliminary data indicate that, for the first time in history, firearm suicide rates among Black individuals exceeded those of white individuals. A new study out in JAMA Network Open explores the relationship between gun violence exposure and suicide among Black adults. In this episode, lead author Daniel Semenza of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center and member of the Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium joins Policy Outsider to discuss the study’s findings.

Guest

• Daniel Semenza, Director of Interpersonal Violence Research, Rutgers University’s Gun Violence Research Center

Learn More

• Gun Violence Exposure and Suicide Among Black Adults (JAMA Network Open)