Prevalence and Family-Related Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, and Self-injury in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years
DeVille DC, Whalen D, Breslin FJ, et al. Prevalence and Family-Related Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, and Self-injury in Children Aged 9 to 10 Years. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(2):e1920956. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20956
In this large study of over 11,000 children from the US, rates of passive suicidal ideation (4.4%), active suicidal ideation (2.4%) and suicide attempts (1.3%) were found to be higher than expected and associated with family conflict and low parental monitoring.