This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to clarify phenotypes of suicide risk in preteen youth, ages 8-12. The $1,135,986 award to Rutgers, The State University will fund a 4-year study to: 1) Adapt an existing suicide risk assessment tool for use with preteens, incorporating input from experts and preteen-caregiver dyads; 2) Establish phenotypes of suicide risk among preteens discharged...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,366,396 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242) to Kaiser Foundation Hospitals to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a teen suicide prevention program with confidential care across 30 primary care clinics. The study aims to: 1) assess whether the program increased safety planning, suicide risk screening, assessment, and confidential care among teens aged 13-17; 2) determine if the program reduced suicide-related events in the 6 months...
This $752,608 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research) aims to develop and implement a technology-aided approach to safety planning to decrease suicide risk in youth aged 12-17 who present to rural emergency departments. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include: Conducting focus groups and interviews with rural youth, caregivers, clinicians, and community members to understand priorities and...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a 5-year, $661,237 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to The Ohio State University to optimize brief coping skills interventions for suicide prevention. The project aims to characterize the specific contexts and timing of suicide risk states where patients are most likely to use and benefit from safety planning interventions (SPIs), leveraging a combination of ecological momentary assessment, wearable sensors, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,303,830 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports research to measure and map trajectories of risk and resilience for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in sexual and gender minority (SGM) preteens. The key objectives are to: 1) develop consensus on best practices for safely, ethically, and effectively sampling, recruiting, and retaining SGM preteens at risk for suicide into...
This $147,422 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will pilot an implementation strategy for the WHO Live Life Guide to promote suicide prevention across the lifespan in rural Uganda. The research team from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) will co-design a contextually tailored implementation strategy manual involving the District Health Management Team (DHMT) as champions. They...
The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health awarded a $5,821,542 Project Grant to the University of Virginia under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The grant funds the Evidence-Informed Mental Health Prevention, Assessment, Collaboration, and Treatment in Middle Schools (E-IMPACTS) project. E-IMPACTS will evaluate the integration of two online activities to improve school-based mental...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a 4-year, $640,196 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct a longitudinal study on suicide risk and protective factors among economically disadvantaged, preteen Black youth. The study aims to: 1) characterize the epidemiology and course of suicide ideation and behaviors (SIB) in a sample of 1,000 urban, low-income Black preadolescents; 2) identify individual, environmental, and...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a 5-year, $857,060 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to investigate social-ecological and individual determinants of the course of suicidal ideation and attempt among African American youth from early adolescence to young adulthood. The study aims to identify trajectories of suicidal behavior and associated risk and protective factors during this critical developmental...
This federal Project Grant award of $363,038.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) is supporting the "Evaluation of a Brief, Scalable Module to Mitigate Suicidal Ideation Among Youth" research project. The grant aims to develop and test a brief intervention module that targets perceived burdensomeness, a key driver of suicidal ideation, in order to enhance least-restrictive, cost-efficient, and accessible...