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Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Native Youth Suicide in Rural Alaska
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Summary
This intervention study measures the outcomes of the PC CARES (Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide) project implemented in remote rural Alaskan villages. Researchers worked with local service providers and other partners to recruit facilitators who were trained to implement the 5-session PC CARES curriculum. The study will compare pre-post data from intervention participants to non-participants, and will analyze social networks related to suicide prevention behavior in each village.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1491
Start Date
2019-09-12
Completion Date
2025-12-15
Last Updated
2025-02-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
PC CARES
PC CARES trains local residents to deliver the PC CARES curriculum in their own community. These facilitators will attend a 40 hour training, and then will deliver the 4 session PC CARES curriculum in their home village. To aid local facilitators, each session follows the same structure after a beginning ritual:(1) agreements/safe talk, (2)'small wins', (3)'what do we know?' (facilitator shares current research on suicide prevention or wellness) (4)'what do we think?' (participants have an opportunity to discuss their thoughts on the research presented), and (5)'what we want to do?' (participants identify what steps they can take in their village to make positive change).The content of learning circles (LCs) includes community-level conditions, evidence-based approaches, risk and protective factors that can prevent suicide and promote well-being.Each LC includes both primary and secondary prevention strategies.Teaching tools include charts, short films, and case studies.
Locations (1)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States