@article{ref1,
title="Longitudinal trajectories of suicidal ideation among child welfare-involved 7- to 12-year-old children",
journal="Journal of child psychology and psychiatry",
year="2024",
author="Ayer, Lynsay and Hassler, Gabriel and Ohana, Elie and Sheftall, Arielle H. and Anderson, Nathaniel W. and Griffin, Beth Ann",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Young children involved in the child welfare system (CWS) are at high risk for suicidal ideation (SI) at a time when overall rates of suicide death in this age group are rising. Yet risk factors for and changes in SI over time are poorly understood in this population. <br><br>METHOD: We combined data from two large representative longitudinal studies of children involved in the United States CWS. We examined patterns of SI among children who were between ages 7 and 12 years at the initial survey wave (N = 2,186), assessed at three waves using a measure of SI in the past 2 weeks. We conducted a multinomial regression to understand the baseline demographic, child maltreatment, and mental health characteristics that distinguish the trajectories. <br><br>RESULTS: There were eight different subgroups (Non-Ideators, Late Ideators, Boomerang Ideators, Delayed Ideators, Desisters, Boomerang Non-Ideators, Late Desisters, and Persisters). Differences in race, type of maltreatment, sex, and mental health symptoms were identified when comparing Persisters (SI at all three waves) to other groups. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings can help researchers and practitioners to develop strategies for better identifying CWS-involved children who are in greatest need of suicide risk monitoring and intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9630",
doi="10.1111/jcpp.13999",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13999"
}