Preventing Suicide Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Young Adults in Primary Care in Texas

Description

The overall aim of this study is to reduce suicide among sexual and gender diverse youth ages 18-24 years old. This study will compare the effectiveness of two brief suicide prevention interventions that have been adapted for use with this population to use in primary care via telehealth and will recruit youth from primary care clinics in Texas metropolitan areas. The primary study outcome is suicidal ideation. Each clinic will be randomly assigned to deliver one of the two study interventions.

Conditions

Suicide, Suicidal Ideation

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The overall aim of this study is to reduce suicide among sexual and gender diverse youth ages 18-24 years old. This study will compare the effectiveness of two brief suicide prevention interventions that have been adapted for use with this population to use in primary care via telehealth and will recruit youth from primary care clinics in Texas metropolitan areas. The primary study outcome is suicidal ideation. Each clinic will be randomly assigned to deliver one of the two study interventions.

Preventing Suicide Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Young Adults in Primary Care in Texas: CRT

Preventing Suicide Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Young Adults in Primary Care in Texas

Condition
Suicide
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Austin

Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Dallas

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * be aged 18-24 at the time of enrollment
  • * not have received mental health services in the past 90 days, excluding medication and case management
  • * English-speaking
  • * screen positive for suicide risk
  • * are actively suicidal
  • * have a developmental disability that would preclude them from participating in the study intervention
  • * who are impaired due to psychosis, mania, or substance use that would prevent them from providing consent.
  • * Participants will also be excluded at YST-III sites if they are unable to identify a minimum of one support person to participate in the intervention with them

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 24 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Elizabeth Arnold,

Elizabeth Arnold, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kentucky

Study Record Dates

2026-07