b'EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANTP S CIdentifying Mechanisms and Predictors of Suicide Conta-gion and Exploring Postvention at US CollegesJames Aluri, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMentor: Holly Wilcox, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine$137,797The rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors are rising among US college students. This project aims to improve our understanding of postvention as an organized institutional response to a death by suicide on college campuses. By linking institutional data about suicide deaths and postvention protocols to the Healthy Minds Study (a national survey of college students), and gathering perspectives from college leaders, this project will generate evidence and practical guidance for postvention efforts on college campuses in the U.S.22'