Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death for children ages 8-12 in the U.S., and the 3rd leading cause of death for 8-12-year-old (y.o.) Latiné children,1 a gender inclusive term broadly referring to people from Spanish-speaking populations or Latin American origin or descent, regardless of race. Suicide rates in 8-12-yo children have increased annually from 2008 to 2022, despite decreases in adults. In fact, 7.5% of children were estimated to experience suicidal ideation (SI) before age 13. Furthermore, Latiné preteens show the greatest percentage increase in deaths by suicide from 2001 to 2022. Specifically, the suicide rate among 8-12-yo Latiné children from 2008 to 2022 is more than 2-fold than from 2001 to 2007; in comparison, the rate has increased by 1.6-fold for non-Latiné youth over these time periods. These epidemiological data underscore the need to better characterize developmentally and culturally-specific risk processes associated with SI in Latiné children. We focus on SI because rigorous longitudinal studies have found that childhood experiences of SI are
strong predictors of future attempts later in development, and are precursors to deaths by suicide. To understand unique risks faced by Latiné children and inform future culturally- and developmentally-responsive interventions, we examine the role of child, parent and shared familial experiences of acculturative stress on SI in 8-12-yo Latiné.