Health Services Use by Children in the Welfare System Who Died by Suicide
Suicide decedents with a history of child welfare system involvement could be targeted for prevention strategies. The study included youth aged 5 to 21 who died by suicide and had an open case in Ohio's Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System. Suicide decedents were twice as likely to access mental health services in the 1 and 6 months before death, regardless of the health care setting. Suicide decedents involved in the child welfare system were more likely to use mental and physic
