Meta-analysis shows tripled risk for self-injurious behavior and suicidality

Suicide risk significantly elevated for survivors alive beyond the age of 28 years; risk was lower for women than men

Positive associations of sexual minority status with time to first onset of suicide ideation and plan in adjusted analyses

Risk for each factor varies, but risk for severe suicide/self-harm alert is 70 times higher for youth with five or more online risk factors

Rates higher for female youth, those with no psychiatric history, and individuals with existing psychiatric diagnoses at time of encounter

Largest annual percentage change seen among Black girls

Patients with acne prescribed isotretinoin less likely to engage in suicidal behavior than those treated with antibiotics only or those in the general population

Risk factors for new-onset suicide ideation include low social support, lifetime PTSD and/or depression, worsening of social relationships

Risk particularly heightened in the six months following diagnosis

From 1990 to 2019, decrease in age-specific suicide rates offset by population growth and aging to increase numbers of suicide deaths