Ted R Miller, Lauren M Weinstock, Brian K Ahmedani, Nancy N Carlson, Kimberly Sperber, Benjamin Lê Cook, Faye S Taxman, Sarah A Arias, Sheryl Kubiak, James W Dearing, Geetha M Waehrer, James G Barrett, Jessica Hulsey, Jennifer E Johnson
IMPORTANCE: Although people released from jail have an elevated suicide risk, the potentially large proportion of this population in all adult suicides is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To estimate what percentage of adults who died by suicide within 1 year or 2 years after jail release could be reached if the jail release triggered community suicide risk screening and prevention efforts. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort modeling study used estimates from meta-analyses and jail census counts instead of unit record data...
May 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open