Alliance Alert: This month, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released a new resource that offers valuable insights and guidance on preventing Black youth suicide. Their new Issue Brief addresses the urgent concern of suicide, examining risk factors, how suicidal thoughts may present, the importance of protective factors, and how state leaders can make a difference. See below for more, including a link to the full Issue Brief.
Issue Brief: Black Youth Suicide Prevention
Black youth suicide rates have been on the rise over the past two decades. SAMHSA’s Issue Brief, Black Youth Suicide Prevention, highlights the pressing concern of Black youth suicide and the role state leaders can play to address Black youth suicide in their communities.
This Issue Brief addresses the following:
- Suicide risk factors of Black youth;
- How suicidal ideation may present among Black youth;
- Integrating protective factors for Black youth;
- The role of state leaders in reducing Black youth suicide; and
- Ways behavioral systems can improve to address Black youth suicide amid funding limitations.
This Issue Brief is one in a series of briefs created by SAMHSA to provide guidance to State Mental Health Agencies to support improvement of the mental health systems within their states.
Publication ID
PEP24-01-034
Publication Date
January 2025
Access the Full Issue Brief Here:
Issue Brief: Black Youth Suicide Prevention; Preventing Black Youth Suicide is a Priority
