Suicide & Self-Harm at AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

110 sessions on suicide & self-harm · October 26–31, 2026, Atlanta, GA. Compare suicide & self-harm at other meetings →

Monday, October 26

Tuesday, October 27

Wednesday, October 28

Posters (6)

  • Real-Time, Smartphone-Based Monitoring of Impulsivity and Affect States in Adolescents With ADHD and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (SmartMIND): A Pilot Study — Lalita Thitiseranee et al.
  • Natural Language Processing of CDC Narratives for Youth Suicide Surveillance — Sola O. Adeyiga et al.
  • Evaluating the Safety Profiles of Over-the-Counter Melatonin and Trazodone for 180-Day Suicidality Outcomes in Pediatric MDD and Insomnia — Hely Patel et al.
  • Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Emergency Department Visits for Suicide Attempts and Intentional Self-Harm — Kassidy Kanja et al.
  • Psychiatric and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Suicide-Related Behaviors Among US Adolescents: Evidence From the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey — Aditi Sarker et al.
  • High Suicide and Mortality Rates in Long-Term Follow-Up of Youth at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis — Tara H. Trujillo et al.

Thursday, October 29

Posters (12)

  • Double Burden of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and Autism: Elevated Psychiatric Morbidity and Suicide Risk in a Large Electronic Health Record Cohort — Usman Ghumman et al.
  • Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Randomized Controlled Trials for Youth With Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review — Aaron Silverman et al.
  • Protective and Vulnerability Factor Configurations Associated With Escalating Suicidality Among US Adolescents — Sara D. Friedman et al.
  • Clinical Effectiveness of the Transitional-Age Youth Self-Harm Program for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents and Young Adults: A 6-Month Follow-Up Study — Marc Ferrer et al.
  • Case Series: Autistic Patients’ Care Within a Clinic for Autism and Suicide Prevention — Morganne Reid et al.
  • Examining the Effect of Cumulative Stress on Suicidal Ideation Among South Korean Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model — Coleman L. Yorke et al.
  • Neurocognitive Mechanisms Linking Adolescent Cannabis Use and Suicidal Behavior — Nadine Michel et al.
  • Temporal Sequencing of Sleep Diagnoses, Depression, and Suicidal Behavior — Katherine Xing et al.
  • Sleep Disturbance Predicts Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents — Abhishek Reddy et al.
  • Digital Antecedents and Temporal Patterns of Adolescent Overdose Attempts — Abhishek Reddy
  • Where Do Kids Learn to Cut Themselves: Social Media Use and Self-Injurious Behavior Among Children and Adolescents — Roxanne Abella et al.
  • Interrupting the Pathway: Social Media Use and Modifiable Risk Factors for Youth Suicidality — Ngozi Adaralegbe et al.

Friday, October 30

Posters (5)

  • Suicidal Ideation and Depression Among Transgender and Cisgender Youth Presenting for Emergency Psychiatric Care — Rodney Villanueva et al.
  • Assessing the Safety and Accessibility of AI-Generated Responses to Caregiver Questions About Adolescent Suicidality: A Comparative Evaluation — Mahgol Hamidi et al.
  • Suicide Mortality Risk Associated With Youth Sexual Trauma — Behzad Sorouri Khorashad et al.
  • Recommendations From the TEAM THRIVE Community Advisory Board to Address Inequities, Prevent Suicide, and Help Black Children With ADHD Thrive — Taylor E. Harris et al.
  • Suicide Crisis Syndrome in Late-Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients: Age-Related Differences in Severity and Symptom Patterns — Ortal Shimon Raz et al.

Saturday, October 31

Posters (37)

  • Factors Associated With Medication Adherence in Pediatric Mood Disorders and Suicidality: A Retrospective Analysis — Caitlin Trottier et al.
  • Latent Classes of Psychosocial Factors Are Associated With Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents — Kit M. Quain et al.
  • Adolescent and Maternal Symptom Dimensions may Have Differential Effects on Severity of Suicidal Attempts Among Adolescents — Meryem Özlem Kütük et al.
  • Suicide Deaths and Substance Use Among Young People in the United States: A Retrospective National Violent Death Reporting System Analysis — Ciera N. Fankhauser et al.
  • Caring Contacts After Pediatric Psychiatric Hospitalization: Feasibility and 12-Month Acute Care Utilization Outcomes — Aubry Ball
  • Assessing AI Chatbots’ Ability to Recognize and Respond to Scripted Statements Mimicking Suicidal Adolescents — Lalangi Marasinghe et al.
  • Understanding Unsecured Firearm Storage: Perspectives of North Carolina Adults With Children in the Home — Isabel Rodriguez et al.
  • Beyond a Single Attempt: Drivers of Repeated Suicide Attempts Among School Youth — Tony Lugemwa et al.
  • Developmental Trajectories of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Predict Adult Outcomes — Emily N. Ong et al.
  • Amygdala Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Adolescent Depression With Suicidal Ideation — Kyung Hwa Lee et al.
  • Engaging Local Youth Volunteers as Standardized Patients in a Pediatric Residency Suicide Prevention S imulation-Based Training — Eesha Nazir et al.
  • Predictive Value of Suicide Attempt History for Mood Recurrence in Bipolar Disorder: A Survival Analysis Study — Eunju Kim et al.
  • Factors Associated With Increased Risk for Suicide in Adolescents Who Self-Injure — Sarah D. Klagsbrun et al.
  • Psychiatric Hospitalization and Postdischarge Suicide Risk in Adolescents: A Systematic Review — Sofiya Ivanova et al.
  • Cyberbullying, Self-Harm, and Suicidality Among Adolescents: Evidence From the Georgia Student Health Survey, 2024 — Yinuo Liu et al.
  • Therapeutic Alliance During an RCT for Acute Suicide Treatment in Youth and Young Adults: Engagement During the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) — Tatiana Falcone et al.
  • Hierarchical Clustering of Emotion Dysregulation Profiles of Suicidal Adolescents in an Intensive Outpatient Program — Aanika Kashyap et al.
  • Adversity Profiles and Suicidality Among US High School Students: Latent Class Analysis of the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey — Parth Modi et al.
  • When Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Facilitates Social Connection: Adolescent Engagement Within #shedtwt — Margaret V. Meyers et al.
  • Hopelessness as a Treatment Target in Acutely Suicidal Youth and Young Adults — Tatiana Falcone et al.
  • Suicidality-Related Emergency Department Visits Among US Children and Adolescents, 2016-2022 — Ayse K. Coskun et al.
  • Nonpsychiatric Medical Comorbidities in Suicidality-Related Emergency Department Visits Among US Children and Adolescents, 2016–2022 — Ayse K. Coskun et al.
  • Pharmacotherapy Prior to and Following Intentional Overdose Among Medicaid-Insured Adolescents With ADHD — Rachel E. Dew et al.
  • Factors Influencing Suicide Planning Among Korean Middle-Aged Adolescents: Based on the 2024 Youth Health Behavior Survey — Woo Young IM
  • Examining the Relationship Between ADHD and Online Engagement With Suicide or Self-Injury–Related Content Prior to Hospital Presentations for Self-Harm — Isabel Betances et al.
  • The Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Suicidality in Pediatric Populations: A Scoping Review — Leanne Thomas et al.
  • Suicide Risk Screening in Indigenous Youth, a Pilot Study in Guatemala — Laura Sofia Soler Nunez et al.
  • Primary Care Psychiatric Prescribing for Adolescents With Suicidal Ideation — Steven Mcgaughey et al.
  • Child Maltreatment and Subsequent Medically Documented Suicide Attempts in Victims and Siblings — Christin M. Ogle et al.
  • Bullying Exposure Patterns and Suicidality in a Statewide Survey of 749,478 Adolescents — Baris Olten et al.
  • Atomoxetine Augmentation for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Female Adolescents With Attention Problems: A Naturalistic Pre-Post Study — Kukju Kweon et al.
  • Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Self-Harm Among Youth With ASD — Kelly Lin et al.
  • Actigraphic Measures of Sleep and Rest Activity Rhythms in Association With Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors in Preadolescent Children — Andrew Tubbs et al.
  • Cohort Effects and Clinical Trends in Youth Who Died by Suicide From 2002-2021 — Rachel Holley et al.
  • Youth Safety Planning and Acute Care Readmissions: A Quality Outcome Evaluation Pilot Study — Virginia Henson et al.
  • Neural Moderation of the Link Between Value-Based Learning and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Adolescent Females: A Computational Approach — Spencer Burris-Brown et al.
  • Intersectionality of Cannabis Use and Suicide Risk in Youth — Andrea M. Horbey et al.

Other topics at this meeting

Child & Adolescent 1361Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders 272Diverse & Underserved Populations 231Practice, Policy & Workforce 171Psychotherapy 166Education & Training 156Digital Psychiatry & AI 149Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis 145ADHD 135Neuroscience & Mechanisms 124PTSD & Trauma 114Collaborative & Integrated Care 102

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