Understanding for Prevention: Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of Suicide Notes and Forensic Reports Mejías-Martín, Yolanda Martí García, Celia Rodríguez-Mejías, Candela Esteban Burgos, Ana Alejandra Cruz García, Víctor García Caro, María Paz Suicide Suicide prevention Suicide notes Suicide risk is associated with vulnerabilities and specific life events. The study’s objective was to explore the relevance of data from forensic documentation on suicide deaths to the design of person-centered preventive strategies. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted of forensic observations of 286 deaths by suicide, including some with suicide notes. Key findings included the influence of health-and family-related adverse events, emotional states of loss and sadness, and failures of the health system to detect and act on signs of vulnerability, as confirmed by the suicide notes. Forensic documentation provides useful information to improve the targeting of preventive campaigns. 2024-09-25T11:45:33Z 2024-09-25T11:45:33Z 2023-01-27 journal article Mejías-Martín, Y.; Martí-García, C.; Rodríguez-Mejías, Y.; Esteban-Burgos, A.A.; Cruz-García, V.; García-Caro, M.P. Understanding for Prevention: Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses of Suicide Notes and Forensic Reports. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2281. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032281 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/95094 10.3390/ijerph20032281 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI