RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05669976

Suicide Prevention for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth (Randomized Controlled Trial)

Sponsor

San Diego State University

Enrollment

170 participants

Start Date

Apr 10, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Suicide

Summary

The overarching goal of this study is to evaluate a newly-developed suicide prevention program for sexual and gender minority youth and emerging adults. After development of the intervention program, a randomized controlled trial will be conducted to test its preliminary efficacy in lowering the risk for suicide attempts.

Eligibility

Min Age: 15 YearsMax Age: 29 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

\) age 15 to 29 years; 2) identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, genderqueer, asexual, pansexual, non-binary, or another non-exclusively heterosexual or cisgender identity, and/or reports same-gender romantic attraction, and/or reports same-gender sexual behavior in the past 12 months; 3) resides in Southern California; 4) speaks English; 5) is willing and able to provide informed consent; 6) reports suicidal ideation over the past two weeks, as indicated by the clinician-administered Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) Baseline version; and 7) reports a lifetime history of one or more suicide attempts.

Exclusion Criteria1

\) Individuals with immediate intention to attempt suicide will be excluded.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALSafety Planning Intervention with Navigation Services

A patient navigation (PN) intervention for SGM youth/emerging adults designed to target mechanisms (i.e., decreasing thwarted belongingness and increasing suicide-related coping skills) that theoretically underlie suicide. The proposed intervention integrates a single-session, empirically supported, suicide prevention intervention (Safety Planning Intervention; SPI) with PN services (PN+SPI). The patient navigator will deliver the SPI and continue frequent contact for the purpose of providing motivational enhancement, problem-solving, reinforcing coping strategies, and connecting participants to mental health and social support resources (e.g., SGM-specific support groups within the community).

BEHAVIORALSafety Planning Intervention

The Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) is a single-session, empirically supported, suicide prevention intervention. The patient navigator will deliver the SPI.