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 groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Case Western Reserve University

Lead sponsor

FrontLine Service

Collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Collaborator