Speeding up suicide prevention for children and teens in regular healthcare
The Center for Accelerating Suicide Prevention in Real-world Settings (ASPIRES)
This center will bring proven suicide-prevention approaches into everyday clinics and hospitals to help children and adolescents at risk.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Research Inst Nationwide Children's Hosp NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Columbus, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11139586 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If my child or teen is at risk for suicide, this center works to make sure hospitals and clinics routinely use proven methods to find and support them. They will focus on spotting risk early in primary care, improving emergency and inpatient care, and making transitions back to the community safer. The team plans to build tools, training, and partnerships so these approaches can be used in real-world clinics, especially those serving low-income families. They will study ways to roll out and scale these practices across hospitals and clinics so help is more available and consistent.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children and adolescents at elevated risk for suicide identified in primary care, emergency departments, inpatient settings, or community clinics would be the main candidates.
Not a fit: Adults, people without suicide risk, and those not seen at participating clinics or partner sites are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this center's activities right away.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could make it easier for at-risk children and teens to be identified and get timely, evidence-based support through routine healthcare.
How similar studies have performed: Some prior implementation efforts have improved detection and follow-up in clinical settings, but large-scale, real-world system-wide implementation for youth suicide prevention is still emerging.
Where this research is happening
Columbus, United States
- Research Inst Nationwide Children's Hosp — Columbus, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Bridge, Jeffrey a — Research Inst Nationwide Children's Hosp
- Study coordinator: Bridge, Jeffrey a
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.