Survey examines suicidal ideation and behaviors among U.S. high school students

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CDC MMWR Published April 6, 2026 Medically reviewed April 18, 2026 By Dr. Amelia Tan, PhD · Internal Medicine & Chronic Disease

Key Takeaway

Note: Survey data on student suicidal behaviors is descriptive and cannot establish causation.

This publication is an observational survey report focusing on suicidal ideation and behaviors among high school students in the United States. The source does not report the study's sample size, specific survey methodology, or the year of data collection. No intervention, exposure, or comparator was described in the provided information.

The main results for suicidal behaviors were not reported, with no effect sizes, absolute numbers, p-values, or confidence intervals provided. The direction of any findings was also not reported. Safety and tolerability data, including adverse events or discontinuations, were not addressed in the source.

Key limitations include the inherent constraints of observational survey data, which rely on self-reported behaviors and cannot establish causation. The generalizability of the findings is limited to high school students in the U.S. during the unspecified survey period. The report's practice relevance is not specified, and clinicians should interpret this as a general descriptive account rather than evidence for clinical decision-making.