USC researchers to develop AI-powered platform to predict depression, suicide risk, and resilience

Funded by ARPA-H, the research team will collect detailed data on brain activity, sleep, smartphone use and more to identify risks and protective factors among USC students with depression. ByZara Abrams September 2, 2026

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In the United States, more than 47,000 people die by suicide each year and more than 10 million seriously consider it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But clinicians often have few ways to detect when someone is heading toward a crisis before it happens.

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