Smartphone app for suicide prevention in veterans
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests if a smartphone app can help veterans who are hospitalized after a suicidal crisis. The app is designed to support mental health and prevent future crises.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a veteran aged 18 or older
- You are admitted to a psychiatric hospital unit because of a recent suicidal crisis
- You are medically stable enough to participate
- You pass a brief memory and thinking screening
- You have had thoughts of suicide in the past week
- You haven't used the app (VHB) in the last 12 months
- You have a smartphone to download the app
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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