Comprehensive Suicide Prevention
The Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program (CDC-RFA-CE20-2001external icon) is a cooperative agreement funded by CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) and awarded to nine recipients to implement and evaluate a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention, with attention to vulnerable populations. A comprehensive approach to suicide prevention is characterized by:
- Strong leadership that convenes multi-sectoral partnerships
- Prioritization of data to identify vulnerable populations and to better characterize risk and protective factors impacting suicide
- Leveraging existing suicide prevention programs
- Selection of multiple and complementary strategies with the best available evidence to fill gaps
- Effective communication
- Rigorous evaluation of the overall approach and individual activities for quality improvement and sustainability
The nine funding recipients are:
- California Department of Public Health
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Tennessee Department of Health
- University of Pittsburgh
- Vermont Department of Health
To support this program, CDC is committing approximately $7 million per year for five years. A key outcome of this funding is a 10% reduction in suicide and suicide attempts among vulnerable populations. Through these cooperative agreements, CDC aims to build a national program that will help reverse increasing suicide trends across our nation and contribute to the national goal of reducing suicide by 20% by 2025.
Find out more about what CDC is doing to prevent suicide. Visit CDC’s Suicide Prevention webpage.