Citation

Fullerton L, FitzGerald CA, Hall ME, Green D, DeBruyn LM, Peñaloza LJ. Fam. Community Health 2019; 42(3): 171-179.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (Dr Fullerton); University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center, Albuquerque (Ms FitzGerald and Dr Peñaloza); University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque (Ms Hall); New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe (Mr Green); and United States Public Health Service (ret) (Dr DeBruyn).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000223

PMID

31107727

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify whether positive relationships with adults at home, school, and in the community are protective for suicide among American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Anglo adolescents. Using data from the New Mexico version of the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey, we found that positive relationships with adults affected past-year suicide attempts differently in youth from the 3 groups. The final multivariable model for American Indian/Alaska Native youth included only positive relationships with adults in the home. Among Hispanic and Anglo youth, adults in the home and also in the community were protective.

Language: en