Cynthia A. Fontanella

Cynthia A. Fontanella studies suicide and self-harm, particularly among children, adolescents, and other vulnerable populations, with a strong focus on how mental health services, Medicaid coverage, and social factors relate to suicide risk and other health outcomes. Her work often uses large administrative datasets (such as Medicaid records) to examine patterns of care, readmission, and risk factors before and after suicide-related events. This research is relevant to students interested in mental health services research, health policy, and youth psychiatric epidemiology.

Publication output has grown over the past decade, rising from a few papers per year in 2017-2019 to a sustained higher rate of roughly 9-11 papers annually from 2023-2025.

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