Actively Recruiting
A Novel Peer-Delivered Recovery-Focused Suicide Prevention Intervention for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-08-07
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
215 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Suicide is a major public health concern, particularly among Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI, i.e., psychotic disorders or bipolar disorders). Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a well-established evidence-based practice for those with SMI that centers on identifying warning signs of mental illness, developing wellness tools for functional independence, planning for day-to-day effective living within one's community, and building an action plan to create a valued life worth living. This proposed study will refine and pilot SUicide Prevention by Peers Offering Recovery Tactics (SUPPORT), a novel integrated recovery program that is an adaptation of peer-delivered WRAP for Veterans with SMI. In SUPPORT, a Peer Specialist leads a Veteran at increased risk for suicide through recovery planning that is tailored to the Veteran's suicidal experiences with cognitive learning strategies to enhance safety plan recall and improve functioning.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Novel Peer-Delivered Recovery-Focused Suicide Prevention Intervention for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Veterans with active suicidal thoughts in the past month or a suicide attempt in the past three months
- Diagnosed with serious mental illness including schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, mood disorders with psychotic features, or bipolar disorders
- Able to provide informed consent as assessed by the University of California San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent
- Certified Peer Specialists employed at VA San Diego Healthcare System with 2-3 years post-certification experience
- Peer Specialists interested in SUPPORT training and able to participate in training, supervision, and case load as approved by their clinical supervisor
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to complete the assessment battery
- Currently intoxicated requiring immediate detox or outpatient residential substance use disorder services
- Imminent psychiatric hospitalization
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
San Diego, California, United States, 92161-0002
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Samantha A Chalker, PhD
CONTACT
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Colin A Depp, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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