Community-based Suicide Interventions in Rural United States: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Rural communities in the United States (US) are disproportionately burdened with higher suicide rates than non-rural ones, facing structural and cultural barriers that make it less likely for suicidal individuals to obtain help. Community-based interventions have been called for to address the need for integrative approaches relevant to the rural landscape. To facilitate increased adaptation/implementation of rural suicide prevention programming, we conducted a scoping review of the literature to evaluate the state-of-the-science. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we searched for and identified relevant peer-reviewed literature across four databases, using dual screening/extraction throughout. We extracted information on key article characteristics, program descriptions, and methodological

SUBMITTER: Weatherly C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature