General · 9 September 2026

Harvard study predicts three-quarters of suicide attempts a week beforehand

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Researchers at Harvard's psychology lab were able to predict 75% of suicide attempts, and 87% of related events, a week before they happened. They used an app to survey over 600 high-risk adults and teenagers multiple times daily about their emotional states. The new approach offers a much shorter prediction window than traditional methods, which usually forecast risk over months or years.

By BriefTea Editorial · 9 September 2026 at 0:13

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