Place-Based Differences in the Association Between Greenspace and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among Young People

Purpose: This study investigated place-based differences in the association between greenspace and suicide-related outcomes (SROs) among young people, guided by the following two objectives: (1) Contextualize place-based differences in the association between greenspace and SRO prevalence among young people at the community level in five different urbanities (urban, suburban, metrics (quantity, quality, or accessibility) are most protective for SROs at the community level. Methods: Publicly available greenspace datasets were used to derive greenspace quantity, quality, and accessibility metrics. SRO emergency department visits for young people were identified from 2016-2019 in North Carolina, USA. Generalized linear models investigated the association between greenspace metrics and community-level drivers of SRO prevalence. Shapely additive exOur findings suggest that greenspace quantity interventions may be most effective in urban, (c) 2024 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.