Research problem and specific questions For over 20 years, quantitative register studies have time and again concluded that Sweden's foreign-born adoptees are a hard-hit group in terms of mental illness and social problems, and not least suicide attempts and accomplished suicides. To contribute to an improved suicide prevention support, this project aims to increase the knowledge about suicidality related to adoptees among relevant professional groups by examining how adoptees' experiences of mental health and suicide relate to practices within healthcare and non-profit organisations. The project is the first of its kind which seeks to understand and counteract the elevated risk of suicide among adoptees. Data and method In order to be able to address the adoptees' own experiences within a healthcare context, the project is based on three types of sources and analyses: 1) Text analysis of material such as autobiographies, documentaries, podcast episodes and interviews in the media where foreign-born adoptees share their stories and raise issues concerning mental health and suicide; 2) event analysis of healthcare investigations into suicide cases involving adoptees that have been reported to the Health and Social C are Inspectorate (IVO); and 3) conversation analysis of recordings of conversations within adoption competent therapy. All materials are drawn from 2000 onward and predominantly consist of contemporary sources. Societal relevance and utilisation With over 60,000 international adoptions since the 1950s, Sweden is the country in the world that hosts the largest number of foreign-born adoptees per capita. A large number of people corresponding to at least 250,000 adoptive parents, siblings who are biological children of the adoptive parents, partners and children of adoptees are therefore directly affected by the project. Great importance will therefore be placed on continuously communicating the project's results to the adoptees and their significant others, to disseminate the results to the professional groups that come into contact with adoptees via educational efforts, and to report them in the form of a Swedish-language report and articles in international scientific journals and anthologies. Plan for project realisation The project takes place over a three-year period and is carried out by three researchers who have previous experience with qualitative research on adoption and suicide. The project is carried out in the form of four work packages, of which the first three one have in common that they focus on data collection and analysis while the fourth is about developing and disseminating educational resources that take place via a Swedish-language report, lectures, information brochures and workshops.