Clinical Research Directory

The Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) is leading, evidence-based intervention that manages risks associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth. The SPI is delivered by providers to youth and their parents/guardians and focuses on teaching the family a series of safety planning steps to keep youth safe as they experience suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. The SPI can be delivered by providers to families in person or virtually during clinic visits, and shows effectiveness in increasing child safety. Further, the SPI is a flexible intervention that can be delivered by a variety of healthcare professionals (e.g., pediatricians, social workers, nurses, etc.). The SPI has been found to be effective when delivered in emergency, inpatient, and outpatient settings; in this study, the SPI will be delivered by providers in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric (DBP) settings.

The CIPP-A is an autism-specific crisis intervention for pediatric providers co-developed by the PI (licensed psychologist) and autistic people, which was published in Pediatrics. Similar to the SPI, CIPP-A is delivered by providers to youth and their parents and focuses on teaching the family a series of crisis interventions to keep youth safe as they experience suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, with autism-specific adaptations. Autism-specific adaptations include warning signs (e.g., sensory overload, social burnout) that may be unique to this population, as well as coping skills (e.g., quiet time alone in sensory friendly environment, engagement in preferred interests). The CIPP-A contains an overview of autism and how suicidal thoughts/behaviors may present differently in this population. The CIPP-A can be delivered by providers to families in person or virtually during clinic visits. Further, the CIPP-A is can be flexibly delivered by a variety of healthcare professionals.