Dr. Goldstein Grumet is Vice President for Suicide Prevention Strategy and Director of the Zero Suicide Institute at the Education Development Center. Her role with the organization has her integrating comprehensive suicide prevention approaches across sectors, settings, and ages and delivering solutions that address shared risk factors to improve long-term mental health and well-being. She has provided strategic guidance for the establishment and evolution of the Zero Suicide framework since its launch in 2012 and leads development of the resources that enable the effective implementation and dissemination of this framework. Dr. Goldstein Grumet has expertise in behavioral health transformation, state and local community suicide prevention, quality improvement, school mental health, and the use of evidence-based practices for suicide care in clinical settings. She has collaborated on numerous grants and publications about systems-based approaches to suicide prevention. Julie has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from The George Washington University and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Maryland in school mental health. Dr. Goldstein Grumet lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.

The foundational belief of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under the care of health and behavioral health systems are preventable. For systems dedicated to improving patient safety, Zero Suicide presents an aspirational challenge and practical framework for system-wide transformation toward safer suicide care.

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