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ERIC Number: EJ1456612
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0198-7429
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5307
Disability Status and Early Suicide Risk among Children with and without a History of Suspensions/Expulsions
Danielle R. Harrell; Ambra L. Green; Janine Shuman; Aundraea Brown
Behavioral Disorders, v50 n2 p76-86 2025
Suicidal behaviors are relatively common among children, yet literature concerning the associated risks remains limited. Using a cumulative risk model, this study examined the effects of disability status, suspensions/expulsions, school disconnectedness, and negative peer relationships on suicidal behaviors. Data used were from The Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, which yielded an analytic sample (N = 2,463) that was majority male (52%), was Black and Hispanic (81%), and had an average age of 9.3 years. Using multivariate logistic regression with subgroup analysis, negative peer relationships and being male were associated with suicidal ideation in children without a history of suspension/expulsion. On the contrary, children with a history of suspension/expulsion and a disability status had three times higher odds of suicidal ideation in comparison to children with no disability status. These findings have important research and practical implications, which are discussed.
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2993
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD036916; R01HD039135; R01HD040421