TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Urban-rural differences in youth emergency department visits for suicidal ideation and self-harm [meeting abstract] JO - Pediatrics A1 - Hoffmann, Jennifer A. A1 - Hall, Matt A1 - Lorenz, Douglas A1 - Berry, Jay G. SP - 496 EP - 497 VL - 147 IS - 3 N2 - PURPOSE: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth age 10-to-19 years in the U.S., with youth living in rural areas nearly twice as likely to die by suicide. Although emergency department (ED) visits for suicidal ideation and self-harm represent a critical opportunity for initiation of preventive interventions, urban-rural differences in these visits have not been well characterized. Our objective was to study urban-rural differences in ED visit rates for youth suicidal ideation and self-harm.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of ED visits for suicidal ideation and self-harm by youth age 5-to-19 years in …

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LA - en SN - 0031-4005 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.147.3_MeetingAbstract.496 ID - ref1 ER -