Demographic variation in preferred sources for suicide prevention and mental health crisis services among U.S. adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recent federal policy initiatives (e.g., 988 Lifeline, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics) aim to increase access to mental health crisis services. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of U.S. adults reporting being "very likely" to reach out to different sources if they/a loved one were experiencing suicidality or a mental health crisis.

Methods

A nationally representative Ipsos KnowledgePanel survey of 5,058 U.S. adults (response rate = 55.0 %) in English and Spanish was conducted in June 2023. Multivariable logistic regression models assessed the reported likelihood of reaching out to five different sources of support in a crisis, controlling for past 30-day psychological distress and demographic characteristic

SUBMITTER: Purtle J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541676 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature