ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2024
Disparities and Trends in Middle School Students' Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: Results From the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2015-2019.
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- Food Insecurity and Mental Health Among High School Students: Evidence From National and Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data.The Journal of school health · 2026Article
- Impact of children's self-harm on caregivers' mental health and family functioning.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- The Relationships Between Nonsuicidal Self-Injury, Connectedness, and Suicide Risk in Youth Presenting to the Emergency Department.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Mental and Emotional Health of Youth after 24 months of Gender-Affirming Medical Care Initiated with Pubertal Suppression.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Temporal trends in suicide ideation and attempt among youth in juvenile detention, 2016-2021.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2025Article
- Suicide ideation and behavior disparities among high school students: Examining Asian and multiracial race/ethnicity groups.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
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purposeTo examine trends and racial and ethnic disparities in early adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the years immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsThis study used pooled data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's middle school Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 127,912) between 2015 and 2019. Three dichotomized measures of suicide-related behaviors were assessed: suicidal thoughts, planning, and attempts. Weighted prevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals were calculated for each survey year. Linear trends examined disparities in the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, overall and by student demographic characteristics. Main effects odds ratios compared estimates among racial and ethnic minority adolescents with non-Hispanic White students, controlling for sex and grade.
resultsSignificant linear increases were observed for the percentage of middle school students who reported seriously thinking about suicide (18.2%-22.3%), ever making a suicide plan (11.8%-14.7%), and ever attempting suicide (6.9%-9.3%). Racial and ethnic minority students, other than non-Hispanic Asian, showed higher odds of suicidal thoughts and behaviors compared with non-Hispanic White students. DISCUSSION: Findings indicate a need for comprehensive suicide prevention to address health equity and disparities in suicide-related behaviors among middle school-aged adolescents.
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