Youth-Nominated Support Team for Probation (YST-P) to Prevent Suicide

This study is testing a program called Youth-Nominated Support Team for Probation (YST-P) for young people aged 12-17 who are on probation and experiencing thoughts of suicide or suicidal behaviors. The goal of YST-P is to use existing relationships to help these young people and connect them with mental health care. We want to see if YST-P can reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and if it helps young people attend mental health services. This study is for young people on probation in Suffolk County and Nassau County, New York, who have a caregiver willing to participate and are conversational in English. We will measure suicidal thoughts and behaviors at the start, after 3 months of the program, and 6 months later.

Study design
This is a pilot study with 40 participants. It is a single-arm study, meaning all participants will receive the YST-P intervention.
What's involved
Participants will receive the YST-P intervention for 3 months. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors will be assessed at the start, at the end of the 3-month intervention, and 6 months after the study begins.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the study begins, with assessments at the 3-month intervention completion and 6-month post-baseline.

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NCT07559955

Adapting Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) to Prevent Suicide

Recruiting
NAAges 12–80InterventionalPrevention
Columbia University
~137 participants
Updated 2026-07-31 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Youth-Nominated Support Team for Probation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Youth Suicide Ideation and Behaviors
Measured over Assessed at baseline, at completion of the 3-month intervention, and also 6-month post-baseline
Suicidal Ideation and Behavior

NCT07559955

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) Alianza Dominicana Triangle Building

    New York, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Corianna E Sichel, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Columbia University

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  • Youth Suicide Ideation and BehaviorsAssessed at baseline, at completion of the 3-month intervention, and also 6-month post-baseline

    Youth suicide ideation and behaviors will be calculated using the GAIN Short Screener (GAIN-SS) ver. 3.0.2. The GAIN-SS is scored on five items, each ranging from 0 to 4, where 0 = never and 4 = problems reported in the past month. Lower scores indicate better outcomes.