Suicide Among African American Men: Linking Secular Trends and Literature with a Focus on Prevention

Publication Date: January 2001

Publisher: Suicide Prevention Now: Linking Research to Practice

Author(s): M.S. Kaplan

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Keywords: suicide; African Americans

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper presents both early and recent empirical contributions to the scholarship on African American suicide, particularly among African American men.

The paper discusses the secular trends in suicide completion and method-specific suicide patterns; the prevalence of ideation and attempts; suicide-related risk factors for African Americans; evidence-based recommendations for suicide preventions; the need for epidemiological surveillance that is more effective and preventive interventions targeted at the risk conditions young African American men face today.