An issue brief from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation notes that health initiatives increasingly seek integrated solutions that address social determinants of health such as socioeconomic status, education, the physical environment, employment, and social support networks. The brief, Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity, highlights examples […]
Archives for November 2015
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use among Adults
The purpose of this chartbook is to provide more recent, nationally representative estimates of mental health service utilization among adults aged 18 or older across different racial/ethnic groups in the United States. These data may serve as a benchmark for examining future national-level changes in mental health service utilization among adults in different racial/ethnic groups in the United States, particularly in the […]
Racial and Gender Disparities in Suicide Among Young Adults Aged 18–24
Suicide is an act of violence against oneself, resulting in death. Among teenagers and young adults aged 15–24, suicide was the second leading cause of death in 2013. Because patterns of suicide may be different for young adults aged 18–24 than for teens aged 15–17, this NCHS Health E-Stat examines suicide rates and methods among young adults aged […]