Statistical citations
General Statistics – Center for Disease Control WISQARS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) 2023). Accessed on April 1,2025. Available at www.wisqars.cdc.gov
Substance Use and Mental Health Statistics - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2023. Accessed on February 22, 2025. Available at: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt47095/National%20Report/National%20Report/2023-nsduh-annual-national.pdf
High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1991-2023 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. Available at http://yrbs-explorer.services.cdc.gov/. Accessed on April 1, 2025.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (impaired driving deaths: data reflects 2021)
National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2023, June). 2021 fatal motor vehicle crashes: Overview. (Traffic Safety Facts Research Note. Report No. DOT HS 813 472). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Available from https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813472.
Health Resources and Services Administration (provider shortage statistic: data reflects Oct. 2020)
Health Resources and Services Administration. The Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). (2020). Retrieved January, 27, 2021, from: https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/hpsa-find.
Department of Veterans Affairs 2020 report (Veteran rate statistic: data reflects 2018)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. 2020 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021, from https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2020/2020-National-Veteran-Suicide-Prevention-Annual-Report-11-2020-508.pdf.