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Pilot Study: CBT-SP and Youth-Nominated Support Team for Black Youth at Risk of Suicide

This pilot study is testing a combination of two types of support for Black youth aged 12-17 who have recently experienced suicidal thoughts or self-harm and are seeking care in an emergency setting. The interventions are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP), which involves 12 sessions to reduce suicide risk and improve coping skills, and the Youth-Nominated Support Team (YST). With YST, you would choose up to five trusted adults who would then learn about your treatment plan and how to support you. This study aims to see if this combined approach is acceptable, practical, and shows early signs of being effective. To join, you must be able to provide an emergency contact, be willing to receive care at MiSide, and identify as Black. The study will measure success by looking at how many eligible youth join, the number of support people involved, and how often support people are in contact.

Study design
This is a pilot study, an open trial involving 15 Black adolescents. It is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive specific treatments.
What's involved
You would receive 12 sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP). You would also nominate up to five trusted adults to be part of the Youth-Nominated Support Team, and these adults would attend an orientation session.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study measures support person contacts at 14 weeks.

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NCT07506460

Integrating the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) With CBT for Black Youth With Acute Suicide Risk: Aim 2b

Recruiting
NAAges 12+InterventionalPrevention
University of Michigan
~90 participants
Updated 2026-04-01 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)Youth-Nominated Support Team

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Acceptability - percent of eligible youth consented
Measured over Baseline
+3 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Suicide Prevention
Suicide
Self-Injurious Behavior
Behavioral Symptoms
Behavior

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
Michigan2

Study leadership

  • Cynthia Ewell Foster, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Michigan

Who to contact

Christina Magness, LMSW
[email protected]
734-252-6315
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Patients that are able to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes
Willing to receive care at MiSide
Present to an acute emergency care setting with suicide risk (per protocol)
Self-identify as Black
Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures
Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed assent
Adults 18 years and older
The parent or legal guardian of a youth participating in this Aim
Understand written and spoken English
Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures
Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent
Need to have access to technology, either cell or an email address
Adults 18 years and older
Understand written and spoken English
Approved to serve as a support person by the parent/legal guardian

Exclusion

Unable to be consented in English
Do not have a parent/legal guardian available to provide consent
Are not able to provide informed assent or to participate in the assessment due to significant agitation, psychosis, cognitive impairment, learning disability, or medical trauma
Actively engaged in specialty mental health treatment
Participated in the Aim 2a open trial
Do not understand written and spoken English
Not approved to serve as a support person by the parent/guardian

What this trial measures

  • Acceptability - percent of eligible youth consentedBaseline

    The intervention will be considered acceptable if at least 50% of eligible youth approached for participation choose to enroll in the study.

  • Feasibility - Mean number of support people6 weeks

    The intervention will be considered feasible if the mean number of support people per youth is at least 3.

  • Acceptability - Mean number of support person contacts14 weeks

    The intervention will be considered acceptable if the mean number of support person contacts with youth is at least 7.

  • Feasibility - Number of CBT-SP sessions attended14 weeks

    Number of CBT-SP sessions attended by youth