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Atshan S, Ayer L, Parker A, Strough J, Ghosh-Dastidar B
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2025 Feb; 22(2). PMID: 40003429
Loneliness, a significant public health issue, was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in disaster-prone regions like the U.S. Gulf Coast. This study examined how social and built environmental factors...
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Griffin B, W Hassler G, Sheftall A, Ohana E, Ayer L
Crisis . 2025 Feb; 46(2):72-77. PMID: 39969126
Suicide is a major public health concern globally, and despite decades of research, there has been a disappointing lack of progress in identifying effective prevention strategies and interventions. We argue...
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W Hassler G, Ayer L, Sheftall A, Griffin B, Ohana E
Child Maltreat . 2025 Jan; 10775595241311260. PMID: 39782705
Youth involved with the child welfare system (CWS) exhibit elevated rates of suicidal ideation. This study explores age-, sex-, and race-specific trends of suicidal ideation among 7-18-year-olds within the CWS....
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Ayer L, Horowitz L, Colpe L, Lowry N, Ryan P, Boudreux E, et al.
Neuropsychopharmacol Hung . 2024 Oct; 26(3):153-169. PMID: 39360490
Suicide is a serious public health concern. On average, 80% of suicide decedents had contact with primary care within one year of their suicide. This and other research underscore the...
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Hennefield L, Denton E, Chen P, Sheftall A, Ayer L
J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry . 2024 Jun; 65(6):551-561. PMID: 38908827
We are in a youth mental health crisis with unprecedented and staggeringly high rates of suicidal ideations and suicide behaviors in preteens. In the United States, 14.5% of children aged...
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Ayer L, Hassler G, Ohana E, Sheftall A, Anderson N, Griffin B
J Child Psychol Psychiatry . 2024 Apr; 65(11):1453-1465. PMID: 38659338
Background: Young children involved in the child welfare system (CWS) are at high risk for suicidal ideation (SI) at a time when overall rates of suicide death in this age...
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Ayer L, Boudreaux B, Paige J, Holmes P, Blagg T, Mendon-Plasek S
Rand Health Q . 2024 Apr; 11(2):2. PMID: 38601718
In response to the widespread youth mental health crisis, some kindergarten-through-12th-grade (K-12) schools have begun employing artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools to help identify students at risk for suicide and self-harm....
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Ayer L, Ohana E, Ivanova M, Frering H, Achenbach T, Althoff R
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry . 2024 Jan; 63(9):931-942. PMID: 38280415
Objective: Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB) among preteen children have risen to the attention of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. To shed light on potential treatment/prevention targets, we sought to identify...
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Brooks Holliday S, Ayer L, Beckman R, Jaycox L, Agniel D, Elinoff D, et al.
Suicide Life Threat Behav . 2023 Dec; 54(2):195-206. PMID: 38116706
Introduction: Rates of suicide in the Active Component of the military have significantly increased since 2010, with particularly high rates among Army service members. One element of the Army's approach...
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Griffin B, Schuler M, Cefalu M, Ayer L, Godley M, Greifer N, et al.
Med Care . 2023 Oct; 61(12):836-845. PMID: 37782463
Objective: To provide step-by-step guidance and STATA and R code for using propensity score (PS) weighting to estimate moderation effects with categorical variables. Research Design: Tutorial illustrating the key steps...