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Safer Still (Exploratory Project 3)

Safer Still (EP3)- An Interactive Intervention Adjunct to Traditional Care for Adolescents Who Are Discharged From Psychiatric Hospitals and Living in Households Where Firearms Are Stored Unsafely.

Who can join

Ages 18 to 90 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Parent or legal guardian of an adolescent aged 12 to 17 years at time of consent
* Have a child who is receiving psychiatric inpatient, crisis, or emergency treatment at Nationwide Children's Hospital
* Indicate that at least one firearm is located in or around the residence of the adolescent and is stored unlocked, loaded, or both unlocked and loaded.
* Only one parent per household is permitted to participate to avoid contamination across the two study conditions.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to speak/read English
* Lack access to a digital device (smartphone, iPad, tablet computer, desktop, laptop PC).

About the study

The long-term goal is to decrease suicide and suicidal behaviors in at-risk youth through preventative interventions. Investigators propose to develop an interactive intervention ("Safer Still") to help promote safe storage of firearms during the critical period immediately following high-risk care transitions. The objective of this study is to develop and test the Safer Still intervention as an efficient adjunct to traditional care for adolescents aged 12-17 years who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals and living in households where firearms are stored unsafely.

What is being tested

• " Safer Still " Interactive Intervention (behavioral)
• Enhanced Usual Care (EUC): (other)

Sponsor: Jeff Bridge · Participants: 80 · Started: Nov 7, 2024

Contact the study team

• Nikhitha Kakarala, MPH · Phone: 614-722-3511
• Kendra Heck, MPH · Phone: 614-355-3433

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06558409

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.