Suicide Prevention for Substance Using Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Description

Suicide is the leading cause of death among YEH and most youth do not access services that may be available to them. Therefore, this study seeks to address this gap in the research literature with the goal to identify an effective intervention that can be readily adopted by communities that serve these youth. We will test the effects of outreach-worker delivered Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CTSP)+Services as Usual (SAU) versus SAU alone on suicidal ideation (primary outcome), substance use and depressive symptoms (secondary outcomes) at 3, 6, 9 and 12- months.

Conditions

Suicide Prevention

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Suicide is the leading cause of death among YEH and most youth do not access services that may be available to them. Therefore, this study seeks to address this gap in the research literature with the goal to identify an effective intervention that can be readily adopted by communities that serve these youth. We will test the effects of outreach-worker delivered Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CTSP)+Services as Usual (SAU) versus SAU alone on suicidal ideation (primary outcome), substance use and depressive symptoms (secondary outcomes) at 3, 6, 9 and 12- months.

Suicide Prevention for Substance Using Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Suicide Prevention for Substance Using Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Condition
Suicide Prevention
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Columbus

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 15-24 years
  • * SSI-W score \> 4 or at least one suicide attempt in prior 12 months
  • * Meets criteria for homelessness
  • * At least four uses of alcohol/drugs in prior 30 days
  • * Youth requires psychiatric hospitalization

Ages Eligible for Study

15 Years to 24 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Ohio State University,

Natasha Slesnick, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Ohio State University

Study Record Dates

2030-06-30