#  Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance 

 





September 08, 2026

 

 

     ![Matt Nock sitting on leather couch in front of red artistic wall](/sites/g/files/omnuum9601/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-09/040523_Nock_Lab_009.jpg?itok=G6miZdp-) 

Kris Snibbe/Harvard University



 



 

Research led by psychologist Matthew Nock forecasts 75 percent of suicide attempts and 87 percent of suicide-related crises before they occurred — a marked leap beyond existing prediction models. Article can be found here on [FAS Current](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/harvard-study-predicts-most-suicide-attempts-week-advance)



 

 

 



 

 

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