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Patient Navigation for Suicidal Thoughts in Black Youth

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Led By Rhonda Boyd, PhD

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Youth must be between ages of 10-18 years

Be younger than 65 years old

Must not have

Youth does not speak English

Youth is under 10 or over 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to improve mental health care access for Black youth with suicide risk by offering tailored patient navigation.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Black youth aged 10-18 living in or near Philadelphia County who can read and understand English. It's designed for those who have had suicidal thoughts or behaviors within the last year and visited an emergency department.

What is being tested?

The study compares two approaches: Standard Enhanced Treatment versus Adapted-STAT ED, which is a tailored patient navigation intervention to help increase mental health treatment initiation and follow-up visits among Black youth at risk of suicide.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves mental health interventions rather than medications, side effects may include emotional discomfort during discussions but are generally expected to be minimal compared to drug-related trials.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am between 10 and 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I am a young person who does not speak English.

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I am either younger than 10 or older than 18 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Mental health treatment initiation

Secondary study objectives

Suicidal ideation and behavior

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Adapted STAT-EDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention will assist the family in following up with mental health referral recommendations provided by ED staff and eliciting families' preferences in regards to race and gender of providers, convenience of provider, and type of treatment. This assistance could involve help with the initial telephone contact, getting to appointments, and preparing for the appointments. The patient navigator will communicate with the family in person, by telephone, and/or by text messaging as per family's preference. This once to twice a week communication with both the youth and their parent will promote mental health care initiation and identify barriers and problem-solving solutions.

Group II: Standard Enhanced TreatmentActive Control1 Intervention

After discharge from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia emergency department, the participant will be given a list of resources and referrals for mental health treatment by the hospital social work team. Phone call contact will be made to follow up on the initiation of treatment from the referral recommendations given at discharge.

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