Stories written by Briana Mezuk, Ph.D. Director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health at the University of Michigan School of Public Health
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Racial Disparities in Suicide Data Collection: Why Data Quality is Key for Suicide Prevention
As a public health researcher who studies mental health, I lead studies that seek to identify the factors that impact a person’s risk of suicide over the course of their life.