The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $196,875 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to The Ohio State University to conduct research on "Digital Monitoring of Emotion Regulation and Suicidal Ideation Among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis". The 2-year study aims to examine emotion regulation as a mechanism for suicidal ideation in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis, using ecological momentary assessment, wearable...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $178,319 to the University of California, San Diego to develop and test a personalized suicide prevention intervention called PRECISE. The project aims to leverage intensive longitudinal data and network science techniques to tailor evidence-based treatments, such as safety planning and dialectical behavior therapy skills, to individual clients...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $585,287 to Florida International University to evaluate a brief, scalable intervention module to mitigate suicidal ideation among youth. The project has two phases: 1) a randomized controlled trial to demonstrate the module's ability to engage the target of perceived burdensomeness, and 2) evaluation of the module embedded within a larger...
This Project Grant award of $1,135,986, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), supports research to clarify suicide risk phenotypes among preteen youth aged 8-12 years old. The primary objectives are to: Adapt an existing measure of suicide risk for use with preteens, incorporating expert and stakeholder input to ensure cultural and developmental appropriateness. Use the new measure to establish phenotypes of...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $256,627.00 to the University of Denver to develop and pilot test a digital intervention for parents of pre- and early adolescents. The goal is to support parents in responding effectively to suicide risk alerts generated by digital monitoring apps, thereby decreasing suicide-related behaviors in their children. The project involves three phases:...
This Project Grant award of $1,291,159, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program, aims to develop and test quality measures to advance suicide prevention and care across healthcare systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing and testing a set of suicide ideation and attempt (fatal and non-fatal) outcome measures. Developing and testing suicide care process measures to determine their...
This $1,488,935 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), under CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research, aims to develop and implement a technology-aided approach to safety planning that addresses social determinants of health - home safety and access to community mental healthcare - to decrease suicide risk in rural-residing youth ages 12-17 who present to emergency departments. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include: Conducting...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants will fund a randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-delivered treatment targeting suicidal thoughts and behavior (STB). The award of $391,894 will support a study to evaluate the safety, acceptability, and efficacy of a classical conditioning-based intervention called Therapeutic Evaluative Condition for Suicide (TEC-S) that aims to increase suicide aversion. The study...
This Project Grant award of $1,549,649.37 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program supports a research project titled "Multimodal Assessment of Social Disconnection as a Proximal Risk for Suicide Ideation in Late Life." The project aims to leverage a multimodal assessment of behavioral and social mechanisms to identify predictors relating social disconnection to suicidal ideation in older adults. Key activities...
This Project Grant award of $1,461,754.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports research on "The Role of the Exposome and Allostatic Load in Risk and Resilience to Youth Suicide Attempts". The project, led by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), aims to quantify environmental risk factors, understand their impact on biological stress markers (allostatic load), and explore how these factors...