Objective

To highlight the problem of child suicide, summarize what is known and not known about the problem in the empirical literature, and provide recommendations with ethical considerations for future research and practice.

Method

The development of this paper was informed by a meeting of national experts on the topic hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health, as well as by a review of the empirical literature.

Results

We know something about demographic characteristics that are related to higher child suicide rates, but beyond that we know relatively little about risk factors, prevention, and intervention for suicide risk in children <12 years. It is important for child suicide researchers and practitioners to pay particular attention to ethical issues that may be likely to arise in doing this type of work.

Conclusion

Much more research is needed on child suicide in the areas of measurement, prevention, and intervention in order to advance the field and provide practitioners with the tools that they critically need.

中文翻译：

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推进儿童自杀研究：行动呼吁。

目的

为了突出儿童自杀的问题，总结经验文献中有关该问题的已知和未知知识，并提供具有伦理考虑的建议，以供将来的研究和实践使用。

方法

由国家心理健康研究所主办的有关该主题的国家专家会议以及对实证文献的回顾为本文的发展提供了信息。

结果

我们了解与儿童自杀率较高相关的人口统计学特征，但除此之外，我们对12岁以下儿童自杀风险的危险因素，预防和干预措施知之甚少。对于儿童自杀研究人员和从业人员，重要的是要特别注意进行此类工作时可能出现的道德问题。

结论

为了促进这一领域的发展并为从业者提供他们迫切需要的工具，在测量，预防和干预领域需要对儿童自杀进行更多的研究。