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New research from Faculty Associate Monica Caudillo published in Population and Development Review examines how sudden increases in community violence may influence suicide rates. Focusing on Mexico, which experienced a dramatic rise in homicide following changes in drug-enforcement policy in 2006, the study investigates whether exposure to heightened levels of violence is associated with changes in suicide patterns.

A study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine by Faculty Associate Julia Steinberg and colleagues examines how messages about sex and contraception from parents may influence contraceptive use among Black adolescent girls and young women in the United States.