Summary:

– OU’s Southwest Prevention Center to manage SPRC through 2030.

– Grant supports nationwide training, technical assistance and resources.

– Leaders say renewed funding reflects national impact and hope.

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma ‘s leadership in suicide prevention will continue for another five years after the Southwest Prevention Center (SWPC) at OU Outreach was awarded a $50 million federal grant to manage the national Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC).

Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMHSA ), the award supports SPRC’s role in providing training, technical assistance and resources for communities, health systems, schools and other frontline organizations working to prevent suicide.

SWPC, which has wor

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