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Statistical citations

Below is a list of citation information we use to determine the statistical information included on our suicide statistics page as well as our fact sheets.

988 Lifeline State-based Monthly Reports, 2024-2025. https://988lifeline.org/professionals/our-network/state-based-monthly-reports/ Accessed on 01/31/2026

Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, [Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas Statistics: Designated HPSA Quarterly Summary, as of December 31,2025. Accessed on 4/07/2025. Available at https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) (2024). Accessed on 04/13/2026. Available at www.wisqars.cdc.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1991-2023 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data. Accessed on 04/13/2026. Available at http://yrbs-explorer.services.cdc.gov/.

Commission on Suicide Prevention, Puerto Rico Department of Health. López-Rivera, V., Figueroa-Rodríguez, R. & Coss-Guzmán, M. (2025). Annual Report on Suicides in Puerto Rico, 2024. Commission on Suicide Prevention, Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan. P.R.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program for WISQARS Nonfatal data, an estimated number of hospital visits for injury care that start in an emergency department based on a U.S. nationally representative probability sample of hospitals. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC 2023. Accessed on 4/13/2026

SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2024. Accessed on 04/13/2026. Available at: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt56287/2024-nsduh-annual-national-report.pdf

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. Accessed on 4/13/2026. Available at https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2025/2025_Annual_Report_Part_2_508.pdf