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Focused Suicide Prevention Strategy for Youth Presenting to the Emergency Department With Suicide Related Behaviour
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
Summary
Suicide is the leading cause of death due to illness among Canadian youth, claiming more lives than any medical illness, including cancer. Suicide prevention is possible, and early intervention is needed. The investigators will examine the effectiveness of a previously-piloted, ED-based suicide prevention intervention, across Canadian sites, using a randomized clinical trial design. The investigators will determine whether the patient- and family-centered intervention is more effective than enhanced usual care in reducing suicide-related behaviors in 330 youth at high-risk of suicide.
Official title: Focused Suicide Prevention Strategy for Youth Presenting to the Emergency Department With Suicide Related Behaviour: A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
330
Start Date
2021-03-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-09-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
SAFE Intervention
Manualized individual youth and family psychotherapeutic intervention. Weekly individual and family sessions with a therapist for 6 weeks. Participants will continue to receive usual care.
NAV (Telephone Navigation)
Weekly telephone contact with parents regarding participant health care utilization. Referrals to community mental health resources provided as needed. Participants will continue to receive usual care.
Locations (4)
Alberta Children's Hospital - Alberta Health Services & University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
McMaster Children's Hospital - Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Trillium Health Partners
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada