Youth Empowerment and Safety Intervention
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-17
SponsorCase Western Reserve University
About this trial
This clinical trial will implement and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial impact of Peer Support Specialist (PSS) services for public system-involved sexual and gender minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender) youth (SGMY) at risk of suicide.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
12-17 years of age
Self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (SGM)
Involved in one or more system: juvenile justice, child welfare, and/or community-based mental health
Personal experience with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB)
Disqualifiers
Less than 12 or greater than 17 years of age (0-11 or 18 and over)
Do not self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (SGM)
Not involved in the juvenile justice, child welfare, and/or community-based mental health systems
No personal experience with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Treatment as Usual
- Peer Support Services (PSS)
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Case Western Reserve University
Lead sponsor
FrontLine Service
Collaborator
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov