Phone-based outreach to help prevent future suicide attempts
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This pilot study tests a health care and community outreach program that contacts people after an Emergency Department (ED) visit to help prevent suicide attempts. You may get follow-up support through partners like Samaritans of Boston using phone, text, or email.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are currently being evaluated and treated by the psychiatry team in the MGB Emergency Department
- You are also in a related research study and were ranked in the top half for suicide risk
- You can read English
- You have a smartphone (iPhone or Android) and can reliably use it after you leave the ED
- You agree to share contact details (including a “collateral” contact person) and key health information
- You agree to receive unencrypted texts/emails for study contact and to provide an SSN or ITIN for compensation
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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