Social Epidemiology Results

New approaches, new understanding: U-M researchers rethink how we prevent suicide

U-M researchers are taking a closer look at suicide prevention, using research, community experiences and personal stories to better understand the factors behind suicide and how we can respond.

Study of COVID-19 deaths challenges claims, understanding of pandemic-era suicides

Narratives behind numbers point to need for better coordination, support by employers, communities, public health leaders in future crises, especially mental health

University of Michigan researchers dug deeper into the narratives behind the numerical data of COVID-19-era suicides to inform future public health responses.

New federal rules to make mental health care more accessible, affordable

Michigan Public Health experts can discuss

University of Michigan School of Public Health experts are available to discuss a set of final federal rules aimed at ensuring people with mental health conditions receive similar insurance coverage for needed care as they would for physical health conditions.

Behind Michigan's abundant agricultural economy are farmworkers facing poor living conditions

New research from Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios and Alexis Handal

Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that living conditions for many seasonal and migrant farmworkers across Michigan can be unsafe and unhealthy.

Maternal suicide: Study provides insights into complicating factors surrounding perinatal deaths

Pregnant and postpartum people who died by suicide more likely to experience intimate partner problems, depression, substance abuse, health problems

Suicide is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and in the months after delivery in the United States, but many of these deaths may be preventable, say University of Michigan researchers.

Researchers evaluating program aimed at HIV prevention and care for trans youth of color

Q&A with Kristi Gamarel and Sari Reisner

Kristi Gamarel and Sari Reisner are leading an evaluation of a program called LEAP (Legal, Economic, and Affirming Peer Support) as part of the NIH-funded Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV Interventions. LEAP addresses social factors that have been linked to inequities in HIV prevention and care outcomes for trans youth of color.