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A Public Health Approach to Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in Connecticut

Award Number: NU50CE002593
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2027

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A Public Health Approach to Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in Connecticut - The Connecticut Department of Health (DPH) is applying for the five-year CDC grant entitled Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CDC-RFA-CE20-2001) which begins September 1, 2020. CT DPH will partner with key staff from the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and the CT Department of Children and Families (DCF) to co-Project Direct this prevention initiative, and with local public health and behavioral health partners to advance this prevention effort. Suicide in Connecticut (CT) is a major public health issue. Currently, over 400 people die by suicide each year. From 2015-2019, there were about 2,000 suicides, and 90% of them in persons over 25 years old. Since 2008, the number of suicide decedents has climbed each year, from 308 to 424 (2019), a 37.7% increase. And according to recent CT statistics, about 4,500 persons per year received treatment in a hospital setting for suicide attempt or non-suicidal self-directed violence. A coordinated, multi-tiered, and multi-disciplinary public health approach is needed to curtail the rates of suicide, suicide attempts, and other self-directed violence. Active and robust surveillance and data dissemination activities are needed to inform prevention initiatives on a state and local level. Evidence-based and data-driven prevention strategies, which have an immediate impact in preventing suicide, will be implemented, as will upstream approaches to promote resilience, coping skills, mental health, and wellbeing to protect individuals from considering suicide as an option. Targeted vulnerable populations for which this project will be focused are: 1) persons 35 to 65 years old, who are at a higher risk of suicide and suicide attempts, and have severe mental illness or substance use disorders and 2) adolescents and young adults 10 to 24 years old—the highest risk age group for suicide attempt, other self-directed violence, and suicide ideation. The prevention strategies in this proposed suicide prevention project will be framed to align with the CDC technical package, Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policies, Programs, and Practices (CDC, 2017). Strategies selected will be categorized into a three-tier approach: community-based interventions, healthcare-related interventions, and upstream interventions. Also, chosen strategies are in-line with statewide CT Suicide Advisory Board objectives and with the Connecticut State Suicide Prevention Plan 2020. Tier 1 community-based interventions are: contracting with local health departments and districts (LHDs) to (A.) Create protective environments, by reducing access to lethal means among at-risk adults, (B.) Identify and support people at risk, by offering a gatekeeper training toolbox which includes suicide prevention, awareness, and skills trainings to community stakeholders, and (C.) Lessen harms and prevent future risk, through (1) postvention planning to link survivors to CT’s crisis response teams and (2) safe messaging and reporting. Tier 2 healthcare-related interventions are: (D.) Identify and support people at risk, through expanding capacity for gatekeeper training and education of community health and behavioral health providers in the context of CT’s Zero Suicide work. Tier 3 Upstream interventions are: identify and promote/support upstream interventions, such as programs that (E.) Teach coping and problem-solving skills, through social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, including two CT-developed evidence-based programs that address SEL in K-12 school populations. They are Gizmo’s Pawesome Guide to Mental Health and 4 What’s Next. Implementing these prevention strategies will increase resilience and coping skills, create awareness of signs and symptoms of suicide so appropriate life-saving actions can be taken, link suicide survivors to needed resources, and reduce contagion. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce suicide morbidity and mortality in CT.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $767,000 )
2026	2026	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	05	5	8/17/2026	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$767,000
2026	2025	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	05	5	8/17/2026	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2026	2025	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	04	5	11/10/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2026	2024	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	05	5	8/17/2026	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2026	2024	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	04	5	11/10/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $767,000

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $700,000 )
2025	2025	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	03	5	8/12/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$700,000
2025	2024	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	02	5	5/28/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2024	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	01	5	12/10/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2024	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	03	5	8/12/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $700,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $700,000 )
2024	2024	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	00	5	6/18/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$700,000
2024	2023	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	01	4	3/6/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $700,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $700,000 )
2023	2023	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT	410 CAPITOL AVE	HARTFORD	CT	06106	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	00	4	6/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$700,000
														Subtotal = $700,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $700,000 )
2022	2022	Public Health, Connecticut Department of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	00	3	7/1/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$700,000
2022	2021	Public Health, Connecticut Department Of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	02	2	1/5/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $700,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $700,000 )
2021	2021	Public Health, Connecticut Department Of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	01	2	9/21/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	Public Health, Connecticut Department Of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	00	2	7/12/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$700,000
2021	2020	Public Health, Connecticut Department Of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	01	1	12/3/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Public Health, Connecticut Department Of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	02	1	8/12/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $700,000

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $700,000 )
2020	2020	Public Health, Connecticut Department of	410 Capitol Ave	Hartford	CT	06134	CAPITOL	USA	Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs	00	1	8/31/2020	NEW	$700,000
														Subtotal = $700,000

Grand Total All Awards = $4,967,000

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A Public Health Approach to Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in Connecticut

Award Number: NU50CE002593

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2027

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