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Report provides estimates on U.S. adults knowing suicide decedents and experiencing suicidal thoughts

Report provides estimates on U.S. adults knowing suicide decedents and experiencing suicidal thought…
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Key Takeaway
Note: Report provides non-quantified estimates on suicide exposure and ideation; interpret with caution.

An observational report provides estimates for two outcomes among U.S. adults: the proportion who personally knew someone who died by suicide and the proportion who had suicidal thoughts. The publication type is a report, and key methodological details such as sample size, specific exposure or intervention, comparator, follow-up duration, and primary outcome are not reported. The setting was the United States.

For the main results, the report does not provide the specific numerical estimates, effect sizes, absolute numbers, p-values, confidence intervals, or direction of findings for either outcome measure. The outcomes assessed were the prevalence of adults who knew a suicide decedent and the prevalence of adults who experienced suicidal thoughts.

No safety, tolerability, or adverse event data are reported for this descriptive analysis. The limitations of the report are not specified, and funding sources or potential conflicts of interest are not reported. The practice relevance is also not reported. Given the lack of detailed methodology and numerical results, this report should be viewed as providing general, non-quantified estimates that require confirmation through more rigorous research.

Study Details

EvidenceLevel 5
PublishedApr 2025
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This report describes estimates of U.S. adults who personally knew someone who died by suicide and adults who had suicidal thoughts.
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