Clinicians Shift Focus to Firearm Access as Suicide Prediction Models Stagnate

By Aneri Pattani · KFF Health News · 2026-09-21

Clinicians Shift Focus to Firearm Access as Suicide Prediction Models Stagnate

KFF Health News reports that mental health professionals are increasingly prioritizing physical barriers to lethal means over traditional risk assessment. Because clinical attempts to forecast suicidal behavior perform only slightly better than chance, experts like Paul Nestadt a

KFF Health News reports that mental health professionals are increasingly prioritizing physical barriers to lethal means over traditional risk assessment. Because clinical attempts to forecast suicidal behavior perform only slightly better than chance, experts like Paul Nestadt a