163: Using Artificial Intelligence in Suicide Risk Assessment w/ Dr. April Foreman and Dr. Tony Wood

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Are y’all ready for a barn burner of an episode? I hope so. Dr. April Foreman and Dr. Tony Wood are here talking all about their pioneering work in suicidology, particularly how they’re using artificial intelligence and algorithms to gather information from social media and predict suicide risk. The two of them have an infectious energy and a clear passion for this incredibly important topic, and both of these qualities are on full display during this episode. Here are just a few things that we discuss: * Artificial intelligence in this context of suicide research* The true impact of risk factors in suicide assessment* Ethics of AI research* Cultural differences in language that predicts* The possibility of uploading our consciousness at some point in the future Cool Things Mentioned * Fluid vulnerability theory* Franklin et al. 2016 on suicide risk factors* outdatahelps.org* warriorsconnect.ourdatahelps.org* Dr. Craig Bryan suicidologist* Just Text Me article* Meg Mitchell on Bill Nye Saves the World* Dr. Virna Little suicidologist* https://qntfy.com/research/* Resnik et al. article on language’s role in suicide prevention* SPSM media chat on Twitter* Dr. Kelly Posner* Dr. Ray Tucker Featured Resource I am honored to partner with PAR for the next few months to bring you featured items from their catalog! Listen to each episode for specific product recommendations and links. Learn more at www.parinc.com.    The Testing Psychologist podcast is approved for CEU’s!I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. April Foreman April C. Foreman, Ph.D., is a Licensed Psychologist serving Veterans as the Deputy Director of the Veterans Crisis Line’s Innovations Hub. She is an Executive Committee member for the Board of the American Association of Suicidology, and has served VA as the 2017 Acting Director of Technology and Innovation for the Office of Suicide Prevention. She is a member of the team that launched OurDataHelps.org, a recognized innovation in data donation for ground breaking suicide research. She is passionate about helping people with severe (sometimes lethal) emotiona...