News & Outreach

News and Outreach from the Sheftall Lab. 

Finding Joy and Managing Stress-Strategies You can Use | Dr. Arielle Sheftall

Dr. Arielle Sheftall discusses her work in suicide prevention and youth mental health, emphasizing the importance of community involvement and collaboration

Longitudinal trajectories of suicidal ideation among child welfare-involved 7- to 12-year-old children

Arielle Sheftall, PhD was a coauthor on a metastudy examining longitudinal data on risk factors for and changes to suicidal ideation among children involved in the child welfare system.

• Ayer, L., Hassler, G., Ohana, E., Sheftall, A. H., Anderson, N. W., & Griffin, B. A. (2024). Longitudinal trajectories of suicidal ideation among child welfare-involved 7- to 12-year-old children. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 10.1111/jcpp.13999. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13999

Youth Suicide Research Consortium 2024 Conference -- Concurrent Session 5: Familial and interpersonal risk factors for suicide 

Speakers: Dakota Daniels, BA; Emelyn Auad, BA; Aimee Starr, BA and Sajel Arya, MA; Devan Walter, BS; Varnica Arora, MA
The 5th Annual Youth Suicide Research Consortium Conference was held on June 7th and focused on familial & interpersonal risk factors. 

Understanding and Preventing Youth Suicide
NIH Mental Health Matters Podcast

The Power of Prevention 
Rochester Medicine

This URMC researcher wants to prevent teen suicide. A prestigious grant will fund her work
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The tragedy of Black youth suicide
Association of American Medical Colleges

“Something is Happening Among our Black Girls”: Startling Research on Youth Suicide Prompts National Conversations
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Black suicide rates, once among the nation's lowest, have risen dramatically among youths
USA Today