Ahmedani Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

Quality Measures to Advance Suicide Prevention and Care Across Health Systems

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Suicide accounted for >48,000 deaths in the United States (US) in 2021. The annual rate has increased by >34% in the last 20 years. Suicide prevention is a top NIMH research priority. Evidence suggests that suicide attempts (fatal and non-fatal) are preventable, and health systems are an optimal location to implement prevention approaches. Research conducted by the Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) and others demonstrates that there are effective tools for suicide risk screening, risk assessment, safety planning and follow-up care and the workflows and resources needed for implementation are feasible. In the US, these approaches have been introduced in…

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