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Decedents were classified as IMFs (foreign-born) or U.S.-born based on birthplace. Bivariate analyses examined associations between nativity and reported circumstances preceding suicide, followed by multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, and education. A single-author qualitative analysis of investigative narratives, using an iterative inductive coding process with peer debriefing as a rigor check, identified themes describing IMF suicide circumstances.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 1,162 decedents, 17% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f201) were foreign-born. IMFs were older, more likely male, more likely Hispanic, and had lower educational attainment than U.S.-born decedents. IMFs were less likely to die by firearm (22% vs. 57%) and more likely to die by hanging\/strangulation\/suffocation (64% vs. 30%). In adjusted analysis, Hispanic ethnicity (OR\u202f=\u202f0.014), older age (OR\u202f=\u202f0.961), and being married (OR\u202f=\u202f0.366) were associated with lower odds, while firearm method (OR\u202f=\u202f2.126) was associated with higher odds, of U.S.-born status. Investigative documentation completeness did not differ significantly by nativity. Qualitative analysis identified four themes: stigma and avoidance of mental health care; violent and conflictual intimate relationships; substance use and associated familial shame; and immigration-related vulnerability and compounded isolation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>IMFs experience intersectional stressors\u2014including immigration-related vulnerability, stigma, and isolation\u2014that shape suicide risk in ways distinct from U.S.-born farmworkers, and that align with constructs of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness from the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide. Predominant use of hanging\/strangulation among IMFs highlights limitations of conventional lethal means restriction strategies for this population. Culturally responsive, community-based, and workplace interventions\u2014including stigma reduction, social connection programming, and multilingual lethal means safety messaging\u2014are needed to address suicide risk among this underrecognized and vulnerable occupational group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1937891","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,2]],"date-time":"2026-10-02T08:01:20Z","timestamp":1790928080000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exploring suicide among immigrant farmworkers in the United States: evidence from the National Violent Death Reporting System"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Sara A.","family":"Kohlbeck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Comprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin","place":["Milwaukee, WI, United 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