The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) hosted a virtual briefing on suicide prevention with an emphasis on suicide in youth and young adults, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) provided pre-recorded introductory remarks, followed by a live expert panel discussion on the current state of suicide prevention and highlights of PCORI-funded research on the topic that can help inform public policy strategies to prevent suicide.

Meeting Materials

• Presentation Slides
• Speakers Biographies

Speakers

• Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
• Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
• Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH
  Executive Director, PCORI
• Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
  Vice President of Research, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Anna Radin, DrPH, MPH
  Applied Research Scientist, Applied Research Division, St. Luke’s Health System
  PCORI-funded study: Comparing Two Ways to Provide Safety Planning Follow-Up Support for Adults and Teens at Risk of Suicide
• Joan R. Asarnow, PhD, ABPP
  Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
  Director, UCLA Youth Stress and Mood Program
  PCORI-funded study: Youth Partners in Care for Suicide Prevention

Related Materials

• Suicide Prevention: Highlights of PCORI-Funded Studies and Projects

This virtual briefing was open to the public and registration was required.

For questions about this event, please email [email protected].