Aim 8

This aim focuses on studying systems and building the necessary infrastructure (community partnerships) to implement programs and initiatives through needs assessments and formal and informal memorandums of understanding (MOUs) across several settings (e.g., universities, behavioral health organizations, hospitals, advisory boards, state-level entities). Building the needed infrastructure involves identifying needs at different system levels and providing any needed education, technical assistance, and support to these suicide prevention advocates in an attempt to create a united effort and facilitate the integration of programs and initiatives into community infrastructure.