Suicide is preventable
Hope is actionable
We study what helps people stay safe, and we build the information systems, tools, and partnerships that support practitioners, schools, and communities in this work.
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What we have actually been doing
Knowing which programs work is one problem. Getting them delivered, measured, and still running three years later is a different one. That second problem is our job.
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- years of research-practice partnershipswith Oregon schools, county coalitions, and state agencies.
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- regional coalitions networkedeach given individual implementation and evaluation support.
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- prevention programs and trainingsevaluated statewide, from QPR to Connect Postvention.
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Trainings, protocols, and implementation support for clinics and schools.
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Tool Trove
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The research, without the paywall.
Short, sourced summaries on the things practitioners actually get asked about. Each one is written from the primary literature rather than from abstracts, and says plainly what the evidence does and does not support.
In development: social media and screen use, sleep and nightmares, gambling, lethal means safety, and school-based prevention.
A plan people keep
Safety planning that actually gets used
A safety plan is a shared, hopeful tool — a set of steps someone can turn to in a hard moment. We train teams to build plans collaboratively, make each step specific and doable, and follow up so the plan grows with the person.
Patients who received a safety plan plus follow-up had 45% fewer suicidal behaviors than those who received usual care, and more than double the odds of attending outpatient care.Stanley et al., JAMA Psychiatry, 2018;75(9):894–900.
A program built on peer connection cut suicide attempts by 29%.
Sources of Strength, tested in a randomized trial across 22 high schools. It is one of twelve programs and trainings we have evaluated across Oregon — because a result like that only matters if a school can actually deliver it.
Wyman et al., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2025;68(3):465–474.