Abstract:Background:The rates of suicide in youth have increased dramatically, leading to increased interest in routinely screening youth for suicidality. However, data on suicidal ideation (SI) in younger children are sparse, especially with brief selfreport measures that can easily be used for screening non-referred samples.
Methods:We evaluated a community sample of 497 6-year-old children and their parents and followed them into adolescence. SI was assessed via child selfreport at ages 6 and 9 using an item from th… Show more
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