NIH R01 · 2025
PROJECT SUMMARY Black adolescents and young adults (AYA) face profound and increasing suicide rates. Evidence suggests that differences in individual risk factors (e.g., mood disorders, substance use) do not account for these trends. Longitudinal research is needed to highlight whether mental healthcare access and availability may be driving increases in Black AYA suicide risk, including suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs), and to translate these findings into public health interventions for U.S. American AYA. We propose to build from an existing infrastructure supporting our U.S. national U-award study, to enroll a cohort of 1,000 Black AYA from ages 16 to 24 in the U.S. and Puerto…
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