Beyond Risk Prediction: Considering Upstream Universal Suicide Prevention to Decrease Risk and Increase Resilience

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This paper critiques current suicide prevention approaches for relying on risk prediction and individual treatment after outcomes occur, noting that risk factors often predict outcomes at chance levels. The authors propose low-intensity, universal interventions like the Stress Control program to build resilience and reduce stress, anxiety, and depression before crises arise. While acknowledging that direct effectiveness for suicide prevention has not been assessed, the text suggests this CBT-based strategy may be promising through additional testing.

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ce56d8c82b9b40b6
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PubMed Central
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Sarah Sparks (Texas Tech University), Cole Marvin (Texas Tech University), Regan Sweeney (Texas Tech University), Destiny Rojas (Texas Tech University), Sean M. Mitchell (Texas Tech University)
Published
2026-02-09
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gold
DOI
10.3390/bs16020243
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@article{allodium:ce56d8c82b9b40b6,
  title = {Beyond Risk Prediction: Considering Upstream Universal Suicide Prevention to Decrease Risk and Increase Resilience},
  author = {Sarah Sparks and Cole Marvin and Regan Sweeney and Destiny Rojas and Sean M. Mitchell},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.3390/bs16020243},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16020243}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Beyond Risk Prediction: Considering Upstream Universal Suicide Prevention to Decrease Risk and Increase Resilience
AU  - Sparks, Sarah
AU  - Marvin, Cole
AU  - Sweeney, Regan
AU  - Rojas, Destiny
AU  - Mitchell, Sean M.
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.3390/bs16020243
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16020243
ER  -

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Sparks, S., Marvin, C., Sweeney, R., Rojas, D., & Mitchell, S. M. (2026). Beyond Risk Prediction: Considering Upstream Universal Suicide Prevention to Decrease Risk and Increase Resilience. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16020243

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