I don't think that correlation can be proven, but I'd be curious to see the data. From what I've read, 2/3s [1] of people who commit suicide have never sought

I don't think that correlation can be proven, but I'd be curious to see the data. From what I've read, 2/3s [1] of people who commit suicide have never sought any sort of treatment at all, so they'd never present at the ER in the first place or be candidates for hospitalization vs outpatient. If the suicide rate is still rising among that population, then that would probably disprove that. If it's not, then you may be right. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8804173/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8804173/