Penn INSPIRE Center for Suicide Prevention
Penn Innovation in Suicide Prevention Implementation Research (INSPIRE) Center
This project develops practical ways to help healthcare teams prevent suicide and bring those approaches to many clinics and hospitals.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pennsylvania NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11164819 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
A team at the University of Pennsylvania is bringing together experts in psychology, health systems, economics, machine learning, and psychiatry to create and adapt suicide-prevention programs that can be used in real-world clinics. They will work directly with patients, providers, and payers so the programs match what communities actually need. The center will design strategies to help clinics deliver proven practices reliably and affordably, including tools that use health IT and data to support care. The goal is to make effective suicide-prevention care easier to adopt and maintain across diverse settings.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People with recent suicidal thoughts or attempts, their caregivers, and the clinics and providers that care for them would be the most likely candidates to engage with programs developed here.
Not a fit: People whose health needs are unrelated to suicide risk or who do not receive care in participating clinics are unlikely to directly benefit from this center's activities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could make proven suicide-prevention practices more widely available and reliably used, potentially reducing suicide attempts and deaths.
How similar studies have performed: There are existing evidence-based practices that help reduce suicide risk, but reliably spreading and maintaining those practices at scale remains a challenge that this center aims to address.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Brown, Gregory K — University of Pennsylvania
- Study coordinator: Brown, Gregory K
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.