Syndromic Surveillance of Suicidal Ideation and Self-Directed Violence --- United States, January 2017--December 2018
by from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on (#4YNXY)
The first report by CDC to use syndromic surveillance data to monitor trends in suicidal thoughts and self-harm behaviors revealed that emergency department visits for suicidal thoughts or self-harm increased 25.5% from January 2017 to December 2018.