NIH R01 · 2025
Innovative methods to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in suicide risk prediction
Suicide death rates in the United States have increased 35% since 1999. In 2018, there were over 48,000 suicide deaths, and an estimated 1.4 million adults attempted suicide. In response, health systems are adopting suicide risk prediction models to guide delivery of suicide prevention interventions. Suicide prediction models estimated from health care records may perpetuate current disparities in health care access, quality, and outcomes. Suicide prediction models may not accurately identify high-risk patients from all racial and ethnic groups. Suicide rates vary by race and ethnicity, and both the highest and lowest rates are seen in traditionally underserved populations. Suicide rates…
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