Cheryl A King

Cheryl King, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Program at the University of Michigan. A clinical psychologist, educator and research mentor, Dr. King has served as Director of Psychology Training and Chief Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry, and she has twice received the Teacher of the Year Award in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. King's research focuses on the development of evidence-based practices for suicide risk screening, assessment, and intervention. She has provided leadership for multiple federally funded research projects, including the Youth-Nominated Support Team Intervention for Suicidal Adolescents, Emergency Department Screen for Teens at Risk for Suicide, and 24-Hour Risk for Suicide Attempts in a National Cohort of Adolescents.

Dr. King is the lead author of Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management(link is external).
In addition, Dr. King has provided testimony in the U.S. Senate on youth suicide prevention and is a Past President of the American Association of Suicidology, the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, and the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. She is a recent past member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council.

Areas of Interest

- Youth and young adult suicide prevention: suicide risk screening, assessment, and intervention
- Understanding suicide risk, including suicide warning signs
- Prevention and intervention science
- Implementation of evidence-based practices in child and adolescent mental health
- Developmental psychopathology