Protective factors have been found to mitigate the negative impact of racial discrimination on mental health, but there is limited research covering suicidality and Black youth.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Self-efficacy as a Mediator of the Relation Between Psychotic Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Black American Women with a Recent History of Intimate Partner Violence (2026) · doi

  Factors that impact the risk for suicidality in Black women with significant mental health symptoms who have experienced intimate partner violence, such as psychotic symptoms are understudied, which poses a critical gap in the research literature given that suicide rates for Black women have increased over the last few years (Curtin et al.

  Keywords: black women symptoms factors impact risk suicidality significant mental health experienced intimate partner violence psychotic
• The Role of Protective Factors in Moderating the Association Between Racism and Suicidal Ideation or Depression Among Rural Black Youth: A Scoping Review (2024) · doi

  Protective factors have been found to mitigate the negative impact of racial discrimination on mental health, but there is limited research covering suicidality and Black youth.

  Keywords: protective factors found mitigate negative impact racial discrimination mental health there limited covering suicidality black
• Cultural Identity, Africultural Coping Strategies, and Depression as Predictors of Suicidal Ideations and Attempts Among African American Female College Students (2018) · doi

  Although experts agree suicide is associated with cultural practices and beliefs, there is limited evidence on how African American women cultural values and practices influence their low rates of suicide.

  Keywords: suicide cultural practices experts agree associated beliefs there limited evidence african american women values influence