St. Luke’s receives $1.5 million grant from the AFSP

Boise, ID–Suicide remains a leading cause of death across the lifespan in the United States, and Idaho consistently ranks among states with the highest suicide rates. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has called for research to identify effective interventions that, if delivered on a large scale, could reduce national suicide deaths by 20 percent by 2025.

Anna Radin, DrPH, MPH, Applied Research Scientist in the Applied Research Division for St. Luke’s Health System, through St. Luke’s Health Foundation, received a $1.5 million research grant from AFSP to support a randomized controlled trial comparing two versions of a suicide prevention text message intervention, Caring Contacts, to enhanced usual care.

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