title: Prioritizing research to reduce youth suicide and suicidal behavior.
abstract: The goal of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is to reduce suicide and suicide attempts in the U.S. by 40% in the next decade. In this paper, a public health approach is applied to suicide prevention to illustrate how reductions in youth suicide and suicidal behavior might be achieved by prioritizing research in two areas: (1) increasing access to primary care-based behavioral health interventions for depressed youth and (2) improving continuity of care for youth who present to emergency departments after a suicide attempt. Finally, some scientific, clinical, and methodologic breakthroughs needed to achieve rapid, substantial, and sustained reductions in youth suicide and suicidal behavior are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus. Electronic address: jeff.bridge@nationwidechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bridge
authors.affiliation: Office of the Clinical Director, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Horowitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus;
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fontanella
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grupp-Phelan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus;
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Campo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention