Guiding prevention initiatives by applying network analysis to systems maps of adverse childhood experiences and adolescent suicide.

ABSTRACT: Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, particularly among adolescents. In recent years, suicidal ideation, attempts, and fatalities have increased. Systems maps can effectively represent complex issues such as suicide, thus providing decision-support tools for policymakers to identify and evaluate interventions. While network science has served to examine systems maps in fields such as obesity, there is limited research at the intersection of suicidology and network science. In this paper, we apply network science to a large causal map of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and suicide to address this gap. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently created a causal map that encapsulates AC

SUBMITTER: Maldonado BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633372 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature