Linking justice and health records to prevent suicide
The National Center for Health and Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · NIH-11187109
This center connects police, court, and jail records with health data to find people involved with the justice system who may be at risk of suicide and help link them to care.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (EAST LANSING, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11187109 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
The center links existing justice system records (police contact, arrests, jail stays) with health care data to spot people like you who may be at higher risk for suicide. If the linked data flag someone as at risk, partner agencies try different ways to reach them and offer mental health or suicide-prevention help. Researchers track whether these outreach methods reduce suicidal behavior, how much they cost, and whether they can be applied in other places. The approach uses records you or your community already generate, so you generally won't be asked to provide new data to take part.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people recently involved with police contact, arrest, or jail who live in areas where justice and health records are linked and who may have mental health needs or suicidal thoughts.
Not a fit: People with no recent justice-system contact, whose records cannot be linked, or who live outside participating regions may not be reached or benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could identify people at risk sooner and connect justice-involved individuals to mental health care, potentially reducing suicides.
How similar studies have performed: Research shows justice involvement is linked to higher suicide risk and small pilot data-linkage outreach projects exist, but large-scale linked-data prevention programs are relatively new.
Where this research is happening
EAST LANSING, UNITED STATES
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY — EAST LANSING, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: JOHNSON, JENNIFER E — MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: JOHNSON, JENNIFER E
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 below.