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Suicide Prevention for Substance Using Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Who can join

Ages 15 to 24 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* 15-24 years
* SSI-W score \> 4 or at least one suicide attempt in prior 12 months
* Meets criteria for homelessness
* At least four uses of alcohol/drugs in prior 30 days

Exclusion Criteria:

* Youth requires psychiatric hospitalization

About the study

Suicide is the leading cause of death among YEH and most youth do not access services that may be available to them. Therefore, this study seeks to address this gap in the research literature with the goal to identify an effective intervention that can be readily adopted by communities that serve these youth. We will test the effects of outreach-worker delivered Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CTSP)+Services as Usual (SAU) versus SAU alone on suicidal ideation (primary outcome), substance use and depressive symptoms (secondary outcomes) at 3, 6, 9 and 12- months.

What is being tested

• Cognitive Therapy for Suicide Prevention (behavioral)
• Services as Usual (behavioral)

Sponsor: Ohio State University · Participants: 300 · Started: Nov 20, 2023

Contact the study team

• Natasha Slesnick, PhD · Phone: 6142478469

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05994612

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.