How can we actually prevent suicide? Guns, access to means, and the hope of Donna's Law
About this episode
The episode discusses the significant issue of suicide in the US, focusing on the role of gun access as a major risk factor and potential legislative solutions like Donna's Law.
The US has a major suicide problem, around 50,000 people every year, and 60% of these suicides are gun suicides. The number one risk factor for completed suicide is not depression or anxiety or addiction….it’s access to means, and it turns out that it’s actually not that easy to impulsively kill yourself, unless you have ready access to a gun. We are finally starting to talk about ways to keep guns out of the hands of potentially suicidal people, and a concrete step in that direction is...
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