Donna A. Ruch

Donna A. Ruch studies suicide risk and self-harm in children and adolescents, examining factors such as demographics, race and ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation, mental health diagnoses, firearm access, and social connectedness. Her work often draws on large administrative or national datasets (e.g., Medicaid records, national mortality data) to identify patterns and risk/protective factors among youth who die by suicide or engage in self-harm. This research is relevant to students interested in youth mental health, suicide prevention, and public health approaches to psychiatric epidemiology.

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from about 2 papers per year in 2017-2018 to 9-11 per year in 2024-2025.

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