Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Wesleyan University found that depression screening tools outperformed suicide risk screenings under most conditions. From 1999 to ...

US suicide rates have reached alarming levels, with data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing a 37% increase from 2000 to 2022. Nearly 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PHQ-9M for teens includes four additional questions about depression and suicidal ideation. The extra ...

A study conducted at Kennedy Krieger Institute has revealed insights into the reality of suicide risk among children with neurological, developmental, and behavioral disorders. The research shows the ...

The data paints a bleak picture. In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers and young adults aged 15 to 24 years. Half of adolescents who committed suicide were ...

While suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10-24 years, only about 1 in 3 pediatricians use standardized tools to assess suicide risk, according to a recent study published in ...

This is the second post in a three-part series. In the first post of this series, I introduced a Framework to Guide Suicide Assessment based on the Four Core Principles used by 988 centers nationwide.

OF MIND, SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN CHILDREN AND IN YOUNG ADULTS. BUT SOMETIMES THESE RISK FACTORS GO UNNOTICED. NOW, A NEW STUDY FROM KENNEDY KRIEGER HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Universal screening helped identify high school students at risk for suicide and made them more likely to engage ...