Detroit-based Henry Ford Health will received a $12 million philanthropic grant from the Four Pines Fund to expand its suicide prevention framework across multiple health systems.
The funding will support suicide prevention programming at Henry Ford Health, Lakewood-based Kaiser Permanente Colorado and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, according to a May 11 news release from Henry Ford Health. The grant will also help establish a new suicide prevention center at the health system focused on clinical innovation, provider training and suicide care.
Henry Ford Health developed its Zero Suicide Model more than 25 years ago to identify patients in crisis and intervene early. Health systems using the model can reduce suicide rates among patients by 25% or more, according to a 2025 study published in JAMA Network Open.
The system’s approach includes risk screening before primary care visits, follow-up assessments for patients who screen positive and safety planning with specialized care team members. Patients also are referred for outpatient behavioral health treatment focused on suicide prevention.
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