Family Intervention for Suicidal Youth: Emergency Care

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Overview

This project evaluates a brief intervention in the emergency department (ED) for adolescents presenting with suicide attempts. The intervention aims to capitalize on the opportunity offered by the ED visit to deliver an effective intervention, improve adherence to follow-up care, decrease the risk of repeat suicide attempts, and improve clinical and functioning outcomes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Conditions

Suicide, Attempted

Interventions

FISP + Usual CareBEHAVIORAL

Usual CareBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 10-18 years * Suicidal patient presenting to Emergency Department Exclusion Criteria: * Acute psychosis/symptoms that impede consent/assessment * No parent/guardian to consent (youth \<18) * Youth not English-speaking * Parents/guardians not English or Spanish-speaking.

Locations (2)

UCLA Emergency Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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