Associations between social network characteristics and suicidal thoughts among refugees in the Southwest U.S

Mee Young Um; Arati Maleku; Youn Kyoung Kim; Zoe Baccam; Shambika Raut; Sabaa Abdullah; Jamil Shahin; Aiman Hesswany; Muktar Sheikh; Tom Taknan; Martin Assumani; Tek Pariyar

doi:10.1080/07481187.2026.2655300

journal article Apr 11, 2026

Associations between social network characteristics and suicidal thoughts among refugees in the Southwest U.S

Youn Kyoung Kim Zoe Baccam Shambika Raut Sabaa Abdullah Jamil Shahin Aiman Hesswany Muktar Sheikh Tom Taknan Martin Assumani Tek Pariyar

Death Studies pp. 1-14 · Informa UK Limited

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Published: Apr 11, 2026
Pages: 1-14

Authors

M

Mee Young Um

School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University

A

Arati Maleku

College of Social Work, Ohio State University

Y

Youn Kyoung Kim

School of Social Work, Louisiana State University

Z

Zoe Baccam

School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Arizona State University

S

Shambika Raut

College of Social Work, Ohio State University

S

Sabaa Abdullah

Arizona Allnation Resource Refugee Center

J

Jamil Shahin

Syrian Community Service Center

A

Aiman Hesswany

Syrian Community Service Center

M

Muktar Sheikh

Somali Association of Arizona

T

Tom Taknan

Chin Burmese Community in Arizona

M

Martin Assumani

DRC Community of Arizona

T

Tek Pariyar

Bhutanese Community in Arizona

Funding

National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Award: U54MD002316 within U54

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Mee Young Um, Arati Maleku, Youn Kyoung Kim, et al. (2026). Associations between social network characteristics and suicidal thoughts among refugees in the Southwest U.S. Death Studies, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2026.2655300

Associations between social network characteristics and suicidal thoughts among refugees in the Southwest U.S

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