ASAP Center Team Approved for Collaborative Multi-site Comparative Effectiveness Trial

Exciting news! The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved funding for a large collaborative multi-site trial led by Center Co-Directors, Drs. Joan Asarnow at UCLA & David Goldston at Duke. The study will compare two evidence-based suicide and suicide attempt prevention strategies for youth presenting to emergency departments with suicidal episodes. Other participating sites are: Brown University Alpert School of Medicine, led by Drs. Anthony Spirito & Ivan Miller; University of Utah and Intermountain Healthcare led by Drs. Brooks Keeshin & Tammer Attallah MBA, MSW; and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center led by Dr. Naser Ahmadi.

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