Recognizing the Warning Signs in Youth Suicide Prevention Part 2

Disclaimer: This episode contains material of a sensitive nature, including discussions on suicide and teen mental health that some listeners may find disturbing. We know this can be a difficult subject, so please take care of yourself while listening.

In the second part of this vodcast series, Yunyu Xiao, PhD discusses the less frequently studied and known signals around youth suicide ideation. She reviews the social determinants of health across various counties and zip codes. She describes using natural language processing on coroner and law-enforcement narratives and linking large datasets. She shares how AI can help to highlight behavior patterns across various data sets. Finally, she emphasizes why measuring behaviors and social context matters for suicide prevention.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States and its territories.