Actively Recruiting
WeCare: A System of Care for Black Youth
Led by New York University · Updated on 2025-10-02
2200
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
155 weeks
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
N
New York University
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The overall goal of this study is to respond to the urgent need for an effective suicide prevention strategy for Black youth by examining the effectiveness of a systems-level strategy to recognize and respond to suicide risk among Black adolescents who present to emergency departments (EDs). The proposed strategy, WeCare, combines combines three components: (1) universal screening using the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY), (2) a brief intervention designed for Black youth with elevated suicide risk in for ED settings, Connections for Safety (CFS), that combines safety planning and strategies to support linkage to outpatient mental health services, and (3) supportive text messages to youth and parent/caregivers for six weeks following the youth's ED visit. Study objectives are (1) to integrate input from multiple stakeholders to inform and facilitate WeCare implementation, and (2) to use a hybrid one effectiveness-implementation design to evaluate its effectiveness.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
WeCare: A System of Care for Black Youth
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with a parent or guardian present in the ED to consent, and adolescents aged 18 to 19 years who may have a parent or guardian participate
- Having a cellular phone capable of receiving text messages
- Adolescents able to speak and understand English
- Parents or guardians able to consent in English, Spanish, French, or Creole
- Adolescents meeting screening criteria for suicide risk
You will not qualify if you...
- Adolescents who are medically unstable
- Adolescents with severe cognitive impairment
- Parents or guardians not present in the ED to give consent for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years
- Adolescents without access to a cellular phone
- Adolescents currently active in mental health treatment, such as seeing a therapist, social worker, or mental health provider in the past week
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Kings County Hospital
New York, New York, United States, 11203
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Michael A Lindsey, PhD
CONTACT
J
Jacqueline Holloway, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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