Youth Suicide Prevention Coordination Center
Administrative Core
This program builds a coordinated center to speed delivery of suicide prevention programs and services for young people in clinics and communities.
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-11139587 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This center brings together researchers, clinicians, and community partners to make proven suicide prevention practices easier to use and more widely available for young people. The Administrative Core organizes and oversees multiple projects, supports small pilot studies, and helps spread successful approaches across sites. It also provides training for clinicians and community workers, tracks the center's public health impact, and shares results with local and national audiences. Finally, the core plans for sustaining effective programs so they continue to help youth over time.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Young people at risk of suicidal thoughts or behaviors who receive care in participating clinics or community programs, and their families, would be the primary candidates to benefit or participate.
Not a fit: People who are not in participating regions or whose health needs are unrelated to youth suicide prevention may not see direct benefit from this center's activities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help effective suicide prevention programs reach more young people faster and more reliably, potentially lowering youth suicide rates.
How similar studies have performed: There is growing evidence that coordinated implementation and training improves uptake of suicide prevention practices, though an integrated center approach like this is relatively new.
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.