Psychiatric News (6/28) reports, “More research on the prevention of suicide among Black youth is urgently needed, yet clinicians can and should address suicidality within this population in their practices now, according to two viewpoints published” online June 28 in JAMA Pediatrics. The authors of one viewpoint contend that “over the past several decades, data have clearly illustrated the rising trend of suicide among Black youth.” The editorialists “suggest a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methodology, such as interviews and focus groups with youth, families, and clinicians, to better understand culturally relevant risk and protective factors.” The authors of the second viewpoint “emphasized the importance of universal screenings for suicidality across health care settings, but they noted that clinicians should be aware that suicidality and risk factors may differ for Black youth compared with other groups.”
Related Links:
— “Research to Prevent Suicide of Black Youth Must Take Ground Zero Approach, Say Experts, Psychiatric News, June 28, 2021