The agency reported "drastic increases" in deaths associated with abuse and drowning. Overall, homicide, suicide, and motor vehicle crashes were the only causes of death with significant decreases (9%, 9%, and 21% respectively).
In 2021, 863 children died in Arizona, an increase from 838 deaths in 2020. The Arizona Child Fatality...
This month's mass murders in Uvalde and Buffalo have reignited a call to address firearm violence in America as a public health crisis. "Our inaction has allowed it to spread through this nation like a deadly virus. We must find the courage — and the creativity — to stop it," said the president of the National Academy of...
