It’s Hard To Predict Who Will Be Suicidal. It’s Easier To Ensure People Can’t Shoot Themselves. By Aneri Pattani Sept. 21, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/mental-health/suicide-prevention-guns-firearms-red-flag-laws-nra-maryland-eleven-minutes/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UFpjNU95xgUmgSiz87mfjIgpo0aMQLdwFciPZB5Vveb5pB6-10Z3yymcAuaYMpuFGS880ypzcr8cC6KhwGlw1V9Obmg&_hsmi=439926661&utm_content=439926661&utm_source=hs_email KFF Health News: It’s Hard To Predict Who Will Be Suicidal. It’s Easier To Ensure People Can’t Shoot Themselves Paul Nestadt is about as steeped in suicide prevention as a person can be. He treats suicidal patients as a psychiatrist, has co-authored scores of research papers on how and why people kill themselves, and teaches graduate courses on the subject. But he’ll be the first to admit: “I can’t tell you which of my patients is likely to die by suicide in the next six months.” Almost nobody can. (Pattani, 9/21)