ArticlePediatrics2023
Youth Suicide During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Comparison of paediatric emergency department visits for attempted suicide, self-harm, and suicidal ideation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The lancet. Psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of emergency department-based and initiated youth suicide prevention interventions: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Changes in Mental Health Networks Among High-Risk Suicide Groups in Korea Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
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- Adolescent Behavioral Health Outcomes of Child Welfare Involved Youth with and without Childhood Suicidal Ideation.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Adolescent emergency department visits for self-harm after COVID-19-related social distancing in the Republic of Korea: a 7-year retrospective study.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Intentional pediatric nonprescription cold/cough and analgesic/antipyretic exposure trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Exploring the Association between Aggression and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in an Urban Pediatric Primary Care Setting.Psychiatry international · 2026Article
- Pharmacotherapies for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Risk of Suicidal Behavior: A Within-Individual Study of Stimulants, Atomoxetine, and Alpha-2 Agonists.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2026Article
- Annual Trends in Suicide Among Children Under 13 Years in South Korea, 2013-2022: Based on the Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) Report of Statistics Korea.JAACAP open · 2026Article
- A Descriptive Analysis of Suicide Trends by Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Age Categories in Santa Clara County, California From 2018 to 2023.AJPM focus · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Factors Associated With Parental Self-Efficacy in Adolescent Suicide Prevention: A Mixed Methods Study Protocol.Research in nursing & health · 2026Article
- Expert consensus on involving sexual and gender diverse preteens in suicide research: a Delphi study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Disparities in suicide risk trajectories among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026Article
- Disparities in suicide risk trajectories among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026Article
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours in pre-adolescent children: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Suicide attempts among Korean adolescents before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Asking Preadolescents About Suicide Is Not Associated With Increased Suicidal Thoughts.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Training School Staff to Prevent Suicide and Promote Mental Health: Outcomes from Virtual PC CARES at School Intervention.School mental health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify potential differential changes in youth suicide deaths associated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to better inform suicide prevention strategies.
methodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed national suicide data for US youth aged 5 to 24 years from 2015 to 2020. Annual and monthly numbers of suicides were extracted overall and by sex, age, race and ethnicity, and method. Expected suicides were modeled from the trend in monthly deaths before COVID-19 (January 1, 2015-February 29, 2020), by using interrupted time-series analyses with quasi-Poisson regression. Rate ratios (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to compare expected and observed suicides during the first 10 months of COVID-19 (March 1, 2020-December 31, 2020).
resultsAmong 5568 identified youth suicides during the 2020 pandemic, 4408 (79.2%) were male, 1009 (18.1%) Hispanic, 170 (3.3%) non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native, 262 (4.7%) Asian/Pacific Islander, 801 (14.4%) Black, and 3321 (59.6%) white. There was a significant increase in overall observed versus expected youth suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic (RR = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.01-1.07), equivalent to an estimated 212 excess deaths. Demographic subgroups including males (RR = 1.05, 95% CI = 1.02-1.08), youth aged 5 to 12 years (RR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.03-1.41) and 18 to 24 years (RR =1.05, 95% CI = 1.02-1.08), non-Hispanic AI/AN youth (RR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.03-1.39), Black youth (RR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.12-1.29), and youth who died by firearms (RR = 1.14, 95% CI = 1.10-1.19) experienced significantly more suicides than expected.
conclusionsSuicide deaths among US youth increased during COVID-19, with substantial variation by sex, age, race and ethnicity, and suicide method. Suicide prevention strategies must be tailored to better address disparities in youth suicide risk.
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