A New Clinical Model for the Engagement of Latinx Youth with Suicidal Behavior

Description

This study will test a model of providing treatment to Latinx/Hispanic youth, who experience suicidal thoughts and behavior, and their caregivers. An affirmative and culturally relevant treatment will be provided to all youth and half of the families will be assigned to the additional support of a community health worker (CHW). Youth symptoms and family engagement to treatment will be followed for nine months. The potential benefit of adding the CHW intervention will be assessed.

Conditions

Suicide Ideation, Suicidal Behaviors, Depressive Symptoms

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Study overview

This study will test a model of providing treatment to Latinx/Hispanic youth, who experience suicidal thoughts and behavior, and their caregivers. An affirmative and culturally relevant treatment will be provided to all youth and half of the families will be assigned to the additional support of a community health worker (CHW). Youth symptoms and family engagement to treatment will be followed for nine months. The potential benefit of adding the CHW intervention will be assessed.

A New Clinical Model for the Engagement of Latinx Youth with Suicidal Behavior and Their Families in a Culturally Centered CBT Treatment

A New Clinical Model for the Engagement of Latinx Youth with Suicidal Behavior

Condition
Suicide Ideation
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Providence

Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903

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

  • * Latinx, defined as have been born in a Latin country or having at least one biological parent, grandparent or an ancestor that was born in a Latin country
  • * Severe Suicidal Ideation (SI), defined as one of the following:
  • * SIQ-JR \> 22 or endorsing any critical items (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9) with at least "about 1x/month"
  • * CDI-II \> 15 and endorsing "I think about killing myself but would not do it" OR "I think about killing myself."
  • * PHQ-9 \> 10 \& endorsing the item "Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way" with a frequency of "several days" or greater or endorsing the item "Has there been a time in the past month when you have had serious thoughts about ending your life?
  • * Suicidal crisis within the past 12 months
  • * Caregivers and adolescents fluent in Spanish or English language and legal guardian willing to participate
  • * Participants will be referred to a different treatment program if their main clinical complaint is any of the following:
  • * Behavioral (e.g., conduct disorder, or substance use disorder)
  • * An eating disorder
  • * Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • * A developmental issue (e.g., speech, occupational, families looking for assessments, treatment for autism) or a significant cognitive delay that may require specialized treatment adjustments.

Ages Eligible for Study

12 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Bradley Hospital,

Yovanska Duarte-Velez, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brown University Health

Study Record Dates

2027-01