University of Michigan
The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an adaptive text-based intervention for parents of adolescents seeking emergency department services for suicide risk concerns.
Participants will be 420 adolescents (ages 13-17) seen in ED with recent suicidal ideation and/or attempt and their parents recruited from two health system EDs in the Midwest.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescent (13-17 years old) who present to Emergency Department (ED) due to (1) last-week suicidal ideation and/or (2) last-month suicide attempt, and their caregiver. Exclusion Criteria: Adolescents who are: * medically unstable * presenting with severe cognitive impairment, altered mental status, severe aggression/agitation * presenting without a legal guardian * whose parent does not own a cell phone
Parents randomized to the texting intervention will receive up to 3 messages each day for 6 weeks: The intervention is comprised of adolescent-centered (A-C) texts focusing on parental adherence to recommended suicide prevention strategies to promote adolescents' safety and parent-centered (P-C) texts focused on improving parents' own well-being.
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