URMC / Psychiatry / Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide The UR Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide (CSPS) has been at the forefront of suicide prevention and research for more than two decades. The CSPS is one of only a handful of Research centers worldwide focused on suicide prevention. The CSPS includes investigators at the University of Rochester Medical Center and the VA Center of Excellence in Suicide Prevention. The CSPS also contributes to research education, including through two postdoctoral fellowships. The CSPS Postdoctoral Training in Suicide Prevention Research Fellowship is supported by a National Research Service Award grant from NIMH. The VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Veteran Mental Health and Suicide Prevention is supported by the VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention. The CSPS also contributes to efforts in quality improvement for clinical care and community-based prevention across New York State. The Power of Prevention: URMC Looks to the Future to Prevent Suicide New directions are showing new promise for a tragic problem—one that remains near its peak, even as society only slowly changes to acknowledge it. Read More
Directors Kim Van Orden, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Peter Wyman, PhD Professor, Department of Psychiatry View All Research Team Members View CSPS Faculty Publications
Education & Training The URMC Department of Psychiatry Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide (CSPS) offers two postdoctoral research training fellowships in suicide prevention across the life span. NIMH/CSPS Postdoctoral Training in Suicide Prevention Research Fellowship Supported by a National Research Service Award grant from NIMH, and is designed for individuals aspiring to academic research careers. VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Veteran Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Designed to prepare psychologists, physicians, and associated health professionals with the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience necessary to become leaders and innovators in suicide prevention research and education, as well as experts in Veteran mental health care. Contact Us Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 300 Crittenden Boulevard Rochester, NY 14642 Phone: (585) 273-2047 Email: CSPS Manager
News & Events Dr. Anna Defayette, current KL2 awardee and T32 alum, spoke with the UR CTSI about her research on targeting social networks to prevent suicide in young people at high for psychosis and the role of mentoring during her research fellowship in the CSPS played in her career development. Join the UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence throughout the summer as it partners with SafeSide Prevention for a free workshop training series: SafeSide Framework for Suicide Prevention in Rural Communities focused on suicide prevention training for service providers in rural communities. Learn More about the workshops Tony Pisani, PhD has been invited to serve on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'s Technical Experts Panel - Embedding Equity and Building the Suicide Prevention Workforce for Underserved Communities. The panel will hold its first meeting in July and continue work to advise SAMHSA on this critical area. Celebrating Graduates at Key Day! On June 12th, T32 graduating fellows, Anna Defayette, PhD, Morica Hutchison, PhD, and Alexandre Paim-Diaz, MD, were honored alongside all of the Department of Psychiatry’s trainees. Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Anna Defayette, was awarded a KL2 Career development award from the CTSI for the project: Social Networks and Inflammation as Potential Targets for Suicide Prevention in Young People at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis Dr. Kim Van Orden spoke with NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe on suicide in later life: Listen to NPR Podcast: Why elderly men have the highest rates of suicides View All News