Coaching pediatric clinics to use a youth suicide-prevention pathway
Official title: Practice Facilitation to Enhance Implementation of a Pediatric Suicide Prevention Care Pathway
Funded at University of Colorado Denver · NIH-11308648 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project offers practice coaching to pediatric primary care clinics so they can better use a youth suicide-prevention pathway for their patients.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Colorado Denver NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Aurora, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | March 1, 2024 |
| Project end | February 28, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $189,000 |
| NIH project number | 5R34MH132832-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11308648 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are children and adolescents who receive care at participating pediatric or family primary care clinics, especially those who screen positive for suicide risk or need follow-up.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not attend participating clinics, adults, or those whose care is exclusively outside primary care are unlikely to be affected by this project.
What this research studies
The team trains primary care providers in the NIMH youth suicide prevention pathway and gives clinics ongoing practice facilitation and coaching to integrate the pathway into routine visits. Facilitators provide hands-on implementation support, feedback, and help with data tracking so providers can improve suicide risk screening, safety planning, and follow-up. Clinics are compared using a cluster-based trial design guided by the RE-AIM and PRISM frameworks to see whether coaching increases adoption and provider competence. For families, this could mean more consistent screening and clearer safety plans when a young person is identified at risk.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help more primary care clinics consistently identify at-risk youth and provide timely safety planning and follow-up.
How similar studies have gone: Implementation facilitation has improved adoption of other clinical practices in prior work, but there is limited direct evidence testing facilitation specifically for pediatric suicide-prevention pathways.
Where this research is happening
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University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Anthony, Bruno J — University of Colorado Denver
- Study coordinator: Anthony, Bruno J
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.