Project Grant R01MH144361
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. (operating as New York State Psychiatric Institute) $868,015 on June 12, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to support a project titled "SAFER: Suicide Assessment and Follow-Up After Emergency Department Release for 8-12-Year-Old Children." The award funds the development and implementation of suicide assessment and follow-up protocols for elementary school-aged...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded Columbia University's Health Sciences Division a $740,250 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to adapt and implement the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) intervention for suicide risk prevention among youth on probation. The three-year project, running from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, will develop and evaluate a psychoeducational social support intervention...
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. $1,091,599 on March 1, 2026, under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop and test E-ConnectYA, a system-level intervention tailored to engage criminal-legal-system-involved young adults through supportive employment while addressing overdose risk, suicide risk, and substance use and mental health treatment needs. The five-year study, which runs through January 31, 2031,...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Butler Hospital $781,566 on September 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to develop RESTEPS, a suicide prevention intervention for youth with first-episode psychosis transitioning from acute care to outpatient treatment. The study addresses a critical gap: youth with first-episode psychosis face elevated suicide risk during care transitions, yet clinical trials of suicide-focused interventions routinely exclude...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $402,289 on August 14, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to identify and understand suicide risk among young children using electronic health records from pediatric emergency departments. The recipient will analyze approximately 7,000 electronic health records from 8- to 12-year-old patients across five pediatric emergency departments within the...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Rhode Island Hospital $855,638 on August 20, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct a hybrid Type I trial examining the effectiveness of ED_REACH, a family navigation intervention for youth discharged from emergency departments following suicide or non-suicidal self-injurious behavior evaluations. The trial will test ED_REACH (Resilience, Education, and Caregiver Help) with youth and their caregivers,...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded the University of Illinois $100,228 on September 30, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct qualitative research on implementation of suicide prevention evidence-based practices in outpatient pediatric behavioral health settings. The recipient will recruit pediatric mental health clinicians, youth patients ages 12–18, and patient caregivers from public outpatient child psychiatry clinics to participate in...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded $195,804 to the Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. (operating through its New York State Psychiatric Institute division) on September 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct a project grant studying care transitions and discharge practices for clients of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs. The research identifies client characteristics that predict psychiatric hospitalization risk during...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Teachers College Columbia University $173,128 on February 12, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to conduct research examining how preteen youth understand death and suicide and the implications for clinical suicide assessment. The recipient will collect self-report data on death conceptualizations and traditional suicide assessments from two research studies examining suicide among preteen youth. The study...
- The National Institute of Mental Health awarded $1.579 million to the Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc., operating as the New York State Psychiatric Institute, on July 1, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to fund basic neuroscience research into the circuit mechanisms by which early-life adversity produces sustained reward deficits. The research examines how childhood trauma—including abuse, neglect, and chronic stress—alters neural circuits governing...
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. (operating as New York State Psychiatric Institute) $414,186 on August 5, 2026, under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to pilot-test an expanded service delivery model for suicide risk identification and behavioral health treatment linkage among youth on probation. The award funds a three-year hybrid effectiveness-implementation study that augments an existing systems-level intervention called E-CONNECT with family engagement protocols. The research will operate across three original E-CONNECT counties in New York State and is guided by the Gateway Provider Model and the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation Sustainment implementation framework. The study aims to expand E-CONNECT to include family engagement strategies developed iteratively with stakeholders (youth, families, probation staff, behavioral health providers, and system administrators) to optimize treatment initiation, engagement, and reduce suicide ideation and behaviors in probation-involved youth. The study addresses documented gaps in suicide risk screening, behavioral health referral, and treatment initiation among this high-risk population, who face elevated prevalence of mood and substance use disorders, trauma exposure, and access to firearms. Performance occurs in New York, NY 10032, with a period of performance through April 30, 2029. The recipient's research team brings expertise in suicide ideation and behavioral health detection, the justice system, family peer support, intervention adaptation, implementation science, clinical decision support systems, and use of administrative data.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $414.2k | 8/6/26 |