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WeCare: A System of Care for Black Youth for Suicidal Ideation

This study, called WeCare, is looking for Black youth aged 12 to 19 who visit emergency departments (EDs) and have suicidal thoughts. The goal is to see if a special system can help recognize and respond to suicide risk more effectively. WeCare combines universal screening using the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY), an intervention called Connections for Safety (CFS) that helps with safety planning and connecting to mental health services, and supportive text messages for six weeks after an ED visit. The study will measure how often participants have outpatient mental health visits and their scores on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (a tool to assess suicide risk) at the start, and then at 3 and 6 months. The study is currently unclear about its status and plans to enroll 2200 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 2200 participants. The phase of the study is not specified.
What's involved
Participants will be screened, receive an intervention, and get supportive text messages for six weeks. Mental health visits and suicide risk will be measured at the start, 3 months, and 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the start of the study.

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NCT05654207

WeCare: A System of Care for Black Youth

Recruiting
NAAges 12–19InterventionalTreatment
New York University
~2,200 participants
Updated 2026-06-10 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:WeCare

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Mental Health Outpatient Visits (Electronic Medical Record)
Measured over Baseline, Months 3 and 6
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Suicidal Ideation

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • Michael A Lindsey, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · New York University

Who to contact

Michael A Lindsey, PhD
[email protected]
(212) 998-5959
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adolescents aged 12-17 years and their parents or guardians, and adolescents 18-19 years who have the option for their parent or guardian to participate
Having a parent/caregiver present in the ED to consent or available to consent remotely (12-17 year olds, only)
Having a cellular phone with text messaging capacity
Adolescent able to speak English, and understand study questions
Parents able to consent in English, Spanish, French or Creole
Meet screening criteria

Exclusion

Adolescent is medically unstable
Adolescent present with severe cognitive impairment
Parents are not present in the ED, unable to consent remotely, and not able to give consent in either English, Spanish, French or Creole (12-17 year olds, only)
Adolescent does not have access to cellular phone
Adolescents active in mental health treatment (e.g., seen a therapist, social worker, or mental health provider in the last week)

What this trial measures

  • Mental Health Outpatient Visits (Electronic Medical Record)Baseline, Months 3 and 6

    This measure assesses mental health service utilization from 50 patient care locations in New York City via electronic medical records.

  • Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleBaseline, Months 3 and 6

    This measure is a semi structured interview to assess suicidal ideation and attempt This measure is a semi structured interview to assess suicidal ideation and attempt behavior (actual, interrupted, aborted suicide attempts; preparatory behavior).