Psychiatric News (11/15) reports, “Nearly 90% of young people who died by suicide were seen by a healthcare professional at least once in the year prior to their death, including more than 40% who were seen in the month prior to death,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from nine healthcare systems across the country that participate in the Mental Health Research Network.” Included in the “overall study population” were “4,895 young people aged 10 to 24 years, including 445 who died by suicide between January 2000 and September 2015.” The findings were published online Nov. 9 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
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— “Most Youth Who Died by Suicide Sought Health Care in Year Prior to Death, Psychiatric News , November 15, 2022