Participatory Research for Suicide Prevention in Autism

Description

The goal of this study is to pilot test a new educational intervention for organization members focused on suicide prevention for autistic people. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does participating in the intervention increase participants' knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people? * What feedback do participants have to help improve the intervention? Participants will: * engage in a four-part virtual educational intervention * answer questions via online survey before, after, and 3-months after the intervention * participate in an optional interview to provide feedback

Conditions

Autism, Suicide Prevention

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to pilot test a new educational intervention for organization members focused on suicide prevention for autistic people. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does participating in the intervention increase participants' knowledge, skills, and actions to support suicide prevention for autistic people? * What feedback do participants have to help improve the intervention? Participants will: * engage in a four-part virtual educational intervention * answer questions via online survey before, after, and 3-months after the intervention * participate in an optional interview to provide feedback

Participatory Research for Suicide Prevention in Autism

Participatory Research for Suicide Prevention in Autism

Condition
Autism
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Salt Lake City

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108

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

  • * Active member of an organization whose work impacts autistic people
  • * Age 18+
  • * Fluent English language to participate in virtual educational intervention
  • * No access to an internet-connected device
  • * Unable to participate in a virtual educational intervention

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Utah,

Anne V Kirby, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Utah

Study Record Dates

2025-03