Approximately 2–5% of U.S. adults report having attempted suicide in their lifetimes (Baca-Garcia et al., 2010; Kessler et al., 1999; Scheer et al., 2020), with the prevalence increasing in more recent birth cohorts (Olfson et al., 2017). Additionally, deaths by suicide are one of the leading causes in the recent decline in U.S. life expectancy, alongside other “deaths of despair” such as drug and alcohol related deaths (Case & Deaton, 2015; Tilstra et al., 2021). While the rate of suicide attempts in the general population is alarming, the rate of lifetime suicide attempts is greater than triple (17.5%) among those with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) (Potash et al., 2000). Among those seeking treatment for AUD, 40% report at least one suicide attempt at some point in their lives (Koller et al., 2002; Modesto-Lowe et al., 2006; Sher, 2006; Whiteford et al., 2013). A history of past suicide attempts is among the most prominent predictors of subsequent suicide death and contributes significant health care and disability costs per attempt (Shepard et al., 2016). Research focused on correlates of suicide attempts
