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Supporting Caregivers Following Mental Health Emergency Department Visits
Sponsor: Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Summary
The investigators plan to conduct a pilot hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomized controlled trial comparing 3 arms of varying follow-up intervention. Caregivers of youth ages 10-17 who present to the Lurie Children's Hospital ED with suicidal thoughts or behaviors (STBs) and are discharged with a safety plan will be included in the current study. Families will be randomized to receive either 1) treatment as usual, 2) follow-up phone calls, or 3) automatic electronic medical record (EMR) MyChart messages
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
75
Start Date
2026-01-26
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2026-02-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Telephone Calls
Parents/guardians are contacted via telephone by a psychiatric social worker within 72 hours of ED discharge, then the family receives weekly phone calls until either they have successfully connected to follow-up mental health services or asks to no longer be contacted. Otherwise phone calls will continue to be made weekly until 60-days post-discharge.
Automatic MyChart Messages
Parents/guardians receive automatic MyChart messages within 72 hours of ED discharge, then the family receives weekly messages until 60-days post-discharge.
Locations (1)
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States