Research Letter

A Cross-National Analysis of Suicide Among Children Aged 5 to 9 Years

JAMA Pediatrics 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0263

April 06, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study characterizes children who died by suicide by country, sex, method, and year from 2012 to 2022.

Corresponding Author: Tomer Levy, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child tomer.levy@nyspi.columbia.edu).

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