Community Responses to a Suicidal Crisis: Implications for Suicide Prevention

Larkin, Gregory Luke; Rivera, Hector; Xu, Hongzhi; Rincón, Edward T.; Beautrais, Annette L.

doi:10.1111/j.1943-278x.2010.00013.x

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Hispanic adults who report suicide ideation or attempts are also less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to have sought or received psychiatric services in the past year [39]. Furthermore, during a suicide crisis, Hispanics are less likely than non-Hispanics to use a crisis line [40].…”

Section: Suicide Prevention Interventions Among Hispanicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Suicide among Hispanics in the United States

Silva

Orden

2018

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Suicide ideation and behavior among U.S. Hispanics has increased notably in the last decade, especially among youth. Suicide risk increases across generations of Hispanics, with risk greatest amongst U.S.-born Hispanics. Acculturative stress has been linked to increased risk for suicide ideation, attempts, and fatalities among Hispanics. Acculturative stress may increase suicide risk via disintegration of cultural values (such as familism and religiosity) and social bonds. Culturally-tailored prevention efforts are needed that address suicide risk among Hispanics. We propose a conceptual model for suicide prevention focused on augmenting cultural engagement among at risk Hispanics.

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Section: Suicide Prevention Interventions Among Hispanicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Suicide among Hispanics in the United States

Silva

Orden

2018

Current Opinion in Psychology

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“…In fact, 45.7% of Hispanic suicide attempters reported that they did not seek or receive psychiatric services in the year prior to attempting suicide, compared to 24.1% of non-Latino White attempters (Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 2013). Furthermore, Latinos are less likely than other ethnic groups to call a crisis line during a suicidal crisis (Larkin, Rivera, Xu, Rincon, & Beautrais, 2011).…”

Section: B Underutilization Of Mental Health Treatment By Latino Immmentioning

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The effects of brief, passive psychoeducation on suicide literacy, stigma, and attitudes toward help-seeking among Latino immigrants living in the United States.

Dueweke

2017

Stigma and Health

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Latino immigrants underutilize mental health treatment services compared with other ethnic groups, despite rates of mental illness that are comparable with those observed among the general population. With regard to suicidal behavior specifically, twice as many Latino suicide attempters do not seek or receive psychiatric services in the year prior to attempting suicide compared with non-Latino White attempters. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether provision of brief, passive psychoeducation in the form of a brochure could increase suicide literacy (i.e., recognizing suicidal behavior, understanding risk factors and causes of suicidal behavior), reduce stigma toward suicidal behavior, and facilitate more positive attitudes toward help-seeking among a population of first-generation Latino immigrants. We hypothesized the participants randomly assigned to the experimental group receiving psychoeducation regarding suicide would demonstrate greater suicide literacy, less suicide stigma, and more positive attitudes toward help-seeking than participants randomly assigned to the control group receiving psychoeducation about exercise. Results revealed that although psychoeducation did significantly increase suicide literacy, it was not effective at changing stigmatizing attitudes toward suicidal individuals or improving attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. However, lower levels of stigma were associated with more positive attitudes toward seeking help. These findings support the potential for a brief educational intervention to increase literacy among this population, but raise questions about how to effectively reduce stigma and improve attitudes toward treatment-seeking.

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“…Also, frequently, there is a lower quality of care for Hispanics and a shortage of qualified professionals where Hispanic adults often seek assistance from primary care physicians for mental health issues (who may not be well trained in the area of mental health and suicide prevention) [ 30 , 31 , 36 – 41 ]. In response to the question “if someone you know was suicidal, what would you do first?”, a sample of Hispanic adults were most likely to recommend a psychiatrist (54%), talk to the family (63%), or contact a suicide hotline (50%) [ 38 ]. Also, two-thirds (65%) preferred to communicate in Spanish.…”

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Suicides Among Non-Elderly Adult Hispanics, 2010–2020

Khubchandani

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2022

J Community Health

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Most research on suicides focuses on youth or the elderly and dominant groups of a population. The purpose of this study was to assess suicide trends for non-elderly adult Hispanics (age 20–64 years) over the past decade (2010–2020). Data from the Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) were analyzed for the study period. Suicides for Hispanics in 2010 were the 7th leading cause of death and became the 5th leading cause of death by 2020. During the decade of analyses, suicide rates increased 35.7% for males and 40.6% for females. Non-elderly Hispanic males were most likely to die by hanging/suffocation (2010 = 42%, 2020 = 41%), or firearms (2010 = 39%, 2020 = 42%). Whereas, Hispanic adult females were most likely to use hanging/suffocation (2010 = 36%, 2020 = 43%) or poisoning (2010 = 27%, 2020 = 19%) for completed suicides. In 2020, the top three states for non-elderly Hispanic adult suicides (per 100,000 population) were Colorado (25.52), New Mexico (23.99), and Utah (21.73). The Hispanic population continues to grow, but also faces chronicity of prejudice, underemployment, lack of healthcare access, multiple stressors, and rising levels of suicide. The reduction of adult Hispanic suicides would require additional resources, interventions, and research to understand prevention and risk factors.

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Community Responses to a Suicidal Crisis: Implications for Suicide Prevention

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Suicide among Hispanics in the United States

Suicide among Hispanics in the United States

The effects of brief, passive psychoeducation on suicide literacy, stigma, and attitudes toward help-seeking among Latino immigrants living in the United States.

Suicides Among Non-Elderly Adult Hispanics, 2010–2020

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