Racial and Ethnic Differences in Encounters Related to Suicidal Behavior Among Children and Adolescents With Medicaid Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mir M Ali; Kristina D West; Joel Dubenitz; Pamela End Of Horn; David Paschane; Sarah A Lieff

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1934

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Encounters Related to Suicidal Behavior Among Children and Adolescents With Medicaid Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Aug 1;177(8):864-865. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1934.

Authors

Mir M Ali¹, Kristina D West¹, Joel Dubenitz¹, Pamela End Of Horn², David Paschane², Sarah A Lieff³

Affiliations

¹ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.
² Indian Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland.
³ Mathematica Inc, Washington, DC.

PMID: 37358874
PMCID: PMC10294011 (available on 2024-06-26)
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1934

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study evaluates rates of encounters for suicidal behavior by race and ethnicity among children with Medicaid coverage during vs before the COVID-10 pandemic.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19*
Child
Humans
Medicaid*
Minority Groups
Pandemics
Racial Groups
Suicidal Ideation
United States / epidemiology