In California, 8.7 youth per 100,000 committed suicide between 2018-2020. That's more than 3,350 youth annually, enough to fill a few youth programs many times over. Suicide for all ages during this time averages more than 4,100; 81% were youth ages 15-24.
Why not partner with a local social service agency and university to explore programming opportunities for this population through the grant below?
THIS GRANT'S FOCUS: Youth Suicide Prevention, Youth Mental Health, Preteens, Research
Deadline: Nov. 9, 2023
"The goal of this initiative is to support research designed to develop models of pre-teen suicide that:
(a) explain risk states that transition to risk behaviors, including self-harm and suicide attempts;
(b) identify protective factors that could be developed/enhanced to change the risk trajectory, both proximal and distal; and
(c) identify intervention targets and timing, as well as scalable assessment approaches that have clinical utility for characterizing both risk/protective factors and suicide risk status and outcomes."
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, for profit organizations, small businesses, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), others.
Amount: Unspecified
Contact: Link → https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350143
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Brandon Taylor
Assistant Professor
California State University, Fresno
brtaylor@csufresno.edu------------------------------