Pilot Studies to Detect and Prevent Suicide Behavior, Ideation and Self-Harm in Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System (R34) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled Pilot Studies to Detect and Prevent Suicide Behavior, Ideation and Self-Harm in Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System (R34), Funding Opportunity Number PAR 16-298, is a discretionary NIH research grant focused on reducing suicide-related outcomes among young people who encounter the juvenile justice system. The core goal is to support pilot research that tests how well combined approaches work when they both identify risk early (detection) and then do something actionable to reduce that risk (intervention). The outcomes of interest include suicide behavior, suicide ideation, and non-suicidal self-injury or self-harm (often abbreviated NSSI), reflecting a broad view of harmful thoughts and behaviors that may show up in this population.

A key feature of the opportunity is its emphasis on the many moments when youth interact with the justice system and how those touchpoints can be used to spot risk and respond quickly. The funding announcement highlights early contact points such as police interactions and intake interviews, but it also makes clear that prevention opportunities continue across the full pathway of juvenile justice involvement. Examples named in the opportunity include pre-trial detention, juvenile or family court processes, court disposition decisions, and subsequent placement and ongoing care, whether that care occurs in residential settings or in multiple community-based settings. In practical terms, the grant encourages applicants to think beyond a single site or single event and instead design strategies that can work where youth actually are, at different stages and in different environments.

The types of projects this program is looking for are intervention strategies that are realistic for everyday practice settings, not idealized programs that require highly specialized staff or resources that most jurisdictions do not have. The announcement specifically encourages approaches that can be delivered in typical service settings using personnel and resources that are commonly available. That implementation-minded framing matters because it is aimed at increasing the likelihood that, if a pilot shows promising effects, the approach can be adopted more broadly across diverse juvenile justice contexts. In other words, the program is not only interested in whether an approach can work, but also whether it can be carried out under real-world conditions in ways that support future uptake and sustainability.

From an administrative standpoint, this is an NIH grant administered under HHS (Agency listed as HHS-NIH11) and tied to the health research activity category. The listed CFDA numbers are 93.242 (reflecting NIH mental health-related funding streams). The award ceiling is $225,000, positioning this as a smaller-scale, early-stage or developmental pilot mechanism consistent with the R34 activity code, which commonly supports the initial testing and refinement of interventions before larger trials. The opportunity was created and posted on May 27, 2016, with the closing date shown as September 7, 2019.

Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of public, private, and nonprofit entities that could reasonably partner with juvenile justice systems or conduct applied intervention research. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The breadth of eligible applicants suggests the program anticipates cross-sector collaboration among justice agencies, behavioral health providers, community organizations, and academic research teams.

Overall, this funding announcement is designed to move the field toward practical, scalable ways to reduce suicide risk and self-harm among justice-involved youth by supporting pilot studies that integrate screening or identification methods with interventions that can be delivered where youth already receive services. The long-term intent is to build an evidence base for approaches that not only show promise in controlled conditions, but can actually be implemented across varied juvenile justice settings and thereby reduce suicide and self-harm risk in a group known to face elevated vulnerability.

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