Managed Care Updates of Subscriber Justice System Involvement for Suicide Prevention
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Suicide and Self-harm
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
- Enrollment
- 45155
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Suicide Attempt
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of a suicide prevention intervention for individuals released from jail. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the use of Caring Contacts improve subscriber engagement with healthcare services while reducing suicide-related outcomes? Participants will include subscribers of a managed care organization (MCO). Intervention includes sending subscribers Caring Contacts letters for 6-months following jail release to target healthcare re-engagement and suicide prevention.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •18+ years old
- •Released from an Ohio jail
- •enrolled in Medicaid through CareSource
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Suicide Attempt
Time Frame: 6-months
A suicide attempt is defined as "engaging in a potentially self-injurious behavior, associated with at least some intent to die as a result of the act." We will assess total number of subsequent attempts using the already-developed Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) algorithm for extracting suicide attempt information from claims data
Secondary Outcomes
- All-cause Injury and Poisoning(6-months)
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Service Linkage(18 months)
- CareSource Member Services (CMS) Line Use(6-months)
- Inpatient and Emergency Department Mental Health Care Visits(6-months)