Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Centers Meeting

In 2020, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) initiated the Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Research Centers, mirroring the framework of the Advanced Laboratories for Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness (ALACRITY) Research Center program. These Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Research Centers serve as comprehensive, interdisciplinary research initiatives aimed at devising, refining, and evaluating effective and scalable strategies to lower suicide rates across the United States. Unlike conventional research project grant mechanisms, these centers facilitate research endeavors that require a more integrated approach.

The primary objective of this gathering, which will take place online, is to convene the directors from the seven centers to present an overview of their respective projects and foster collaboration towards achieving their shared mission. By exchanging insights and pooling resources, these directors can enhance the impact and efficacy of their individual initiatives, ultimately contributing to the overarching goal of suicide prevention.

NIMH currently supports the following centers:

• Penn Innovation in Suicide Prevention Implementation Research (INSPIRE) Center, University of Pennsylvania
• The Center for Enhancing Treatment and Utilization for Depression and Emergent Suicidality (ETUDES) in Pediatric Primary Care, University of Pittsburg
• The Center for Accelerating Suicide Prevention in Real-World Settings (ASPIRES), Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• The National Center for Health and Justice Integration for Suicide Prevention, Michigan State University
• The Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide through Technology Translation (CAPES), University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
• Center for Suicide Research and Prevention, Massachusetts General Hospital
• University of Washington Practice-based Suicide Prevention Research Center, University of Washington

Follow this link to register for the virtual meeting taking place on April 10^th.