by Samuel Wilkinson and Stephen Cranney Suicide is a pressing public health challenge in the United States. In 2023 alone, almost 50,000 Americans died by suicide. Unfortunately, this number has been growing for over two decades. Dating back to Emile Durkheim, marriage has long been known to be protective against suicide. However, given that many facets of marriage and culture have changed considerably over the past decades, we sought to examine whether this well-documented protective asso...
