Risk and protective factors of suicide ideation and attempts among justice-involved black girls: A latent profile analysis

Abstract

Background: Justice-involved female youth from minority racial groups are a hard-to-reach youth population that are removed from schools, families, and communities. They are under-represented in school survey data. The present study aimed to utilise the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide to examine the distinct patterns of risk and protective factors of suicide thoughts and behaviours (STBs) among black girls in juvenile justice facilities.