The Development of a Family Navigator Intervention and Prevention Protocol to Reduce Risk of Suicide and Self-injurious Behavior for Youth Aged 8 to 14 Years
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Terminated
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
- Enrollment
- 54
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Mental Health Services
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study will develop and examine the feasibility and acceptability of a family navigator protocol while leveraging digital health communication. It will employ an ecological model within a socio-cultural theoretic framework of mental health service disparities and barriers to treatment.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot a Family Navigator intervention with technology-enhanced information sharing for families with youth (80 youth-caregiver dyads) who were discharged from the emergency after an admission for SSIB. This novel intervention aims to reduce suicidal and non-suicidal self-injurious behavior risk and prevalence rates by way of increasing attendance to community-based mental health services for youth aged 10 to 14.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
The person conducting follow-up assessments will be masked as to the intervention assignments.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •youth 10 to 14 years old living at home with legal guardian/caregiver
Exclusion Criteria
- •presentation including psychosis, sexual assault, or child abuse,
- •are in police or child protective services' custody,
- •are unable to assent due to severity of illness or developmental disabilities, >cannot communicate in English or Spanish, or
- •if no caregiver or legal guardian is able to provide consent.
Arms & Interventions
Family Navigator
Follow provision provided by a Family Navigator for the length of the treatment or until youth attends community-based mental health care
Intervention: Family Navigator (Behavioral)
Treatment as usual
Emergency department treatment as usual
Intervention: Treatment as usual (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mental Health Services
Time Frame: 6 months
adapted CASA
Secondary Outcomes
- Suicidal ideation(6 months)
- Suicidal behavior(6 months)
Investigators
Mary Kathryn Cancilliere
Research Scientist / Assistant Professor
Rhode Island Hospital