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Very few studies have investigated risk factors that contribute to suicidality among Black LGBTQ+ young adults, many of whom live in the southeastern United States, including North Carolina. This study aims to investigate the risk factors that impact the Black LGBTQ+ young adult population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"methods\">\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey in North Carolina from June\u2013October 2023. The analytic sample includes 361 Black LGBTQ+ young people aged 18\u201334 years, a developmental period where individuals transition out of adolescence and into adulthood. Analyses include descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression modeling predicting suicidal ideation and suicide attempts as outcomes using predictor variables from multiple domains (i.e., demographics, psychological disorders, substance use, exposure to discrimination and violence, and poverty).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>About one-third of participants considered suicide at some point in their lives, and nearly one-fifth of participants attempted suicide. Results also show that food scarcity was associated with suicidal ideation. Among substances, alcohol consumption increased risk for suicidal ideations while cocaine\/crack use increased risk for suicide attempts. Having a psychological disorder (i.e., depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, gender dysphoria, and eating disorder) increased risk for suicidal ideation and\/or attempt. Implications for suicide prevention and future research are discussed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"limitations\">\n                    <jats:title>LIMITATIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Study limitations included convenience sampling, cross-sectional data, lack of variables unique to the population group, and measurement of lifetime suicidality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Black LGBTQ+ young people report high rates of suicidality. Intervening to mitigate food scarcity, alcohol consumption, cocaine use, and mental health challenges may reduce suicidality among Black LGBTQ+ young people.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.18043\/001c.151313","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,23]],"date-time":"2025-12-23T18:23:38Z","timestamp":1766514218000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Black LGBTQ+ Young Adults"],"prefix":"10.18043","volume":"86","author":[{"given":"William J.","family":"Hall","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Denise","family":"Yookong Williams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yinuo","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leslie B.","family":"Adams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00f54p054","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Stanford University","department":["School of Medicine"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sonyia C.","family":"Richardson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ankur","family":"Srivastava","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hayden C.","family":"Dawes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/05sjwtp51","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Bryn Mawr College","department":["Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adam R.","family":"Englert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pin-Chen","family":"Chiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jake A.","family":"Leite","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"CasSandra","family":"Cailin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/0130frc33","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill","department":["School of Social Work"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juliana","family":"Wilson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"7507","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"582","DOI":"10.1002\/pam.22526","article-title":"The re-emerging suicide crisis in the U.S.: Patterns, causes and solutions","volume":"43","author":"D. 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