Suicide Risk and Protective Factors Among Medicaid-Enrolled Black Youth With a Mental Health Diagnosis
In this case-control study of Medicaid-enrolled Black youth with a lifetime mental health diagnosis, suicide risk was driven by a complex interplay of individual, family, and contextual factors. These results highlight the importance of culturally responsive, community-rooted, and equity-focused prevention strategies to reduce suicide risk in Black youth.
Authors
- Elyse Llamocca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-1420)
- Donna A. Ruch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4609-6493)
- Yunyu Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0479-1781)
- Danielle L. Steelesmith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4781-2300)
- X. Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6760-7878)
- Young Ab
- John V. Campo
- Jeffrey A. Bridge
- Guy N. Brock
- Cynthia A. Fontanella
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Behavioral Pharma (United States) (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.59657
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00