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Youth Empowerment and Safety Intervention

Recruiting

Youth Empowerment and Safety Intervention for Systems-involved Sexual and Gender Minority Youth at Risk of Suicide

Who can join

Ages 12 to 17 · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria

Child Inclusion Criteria:

* 12-17 years of age
* Self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (SGM)
* Involved in one or more system: juvenile justice, child welfare, and/or community-based mental health
* Personal experience with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB)
* English speaking
* Willing and able to provide informed assent

Child Exclusion Criteria:

* Less than 12 or greater than 17 years of age (0-11 or 18 and over)
* Do not self-identify as a sexual or gender minority (SGM)
* Not involved in the juvenile justice, child welfare, and/or community-based mental health systems
* No personal experience with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB)
* Not English speaking
* Unwilling and/or unable to provide informed assent

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-80 years of age
* Primary Caregiver of youth who meet child inclusion criteria listed above
* English speaking
* Willing and able to provide informed consent

Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:

* Less than 18 or greater than 80 years of age (0-17 or 81 and over)
* Not the Primary Caregiver of youth who meet child inclusion criteria listed above
* Not English speaking
* Unwilling and/or unable to provide informed consent

About the study

This clinical trial will implement and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial impact of Peer Support Specialist (PSS) services for public system-involved sexual and gender minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender) youth (SGMY) at risk of suicide.

What is being tested

Treatment as Usual (behavioral)
Peer Support Services (PSS) (behavioral)

Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University · Participants: 60 · Started: Feb 23, 2026

Contact the study team

Dana M. Prince, PhD · Phone: 216-368-1707

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07214233

Locations in the U.S.

Ohio	Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Conditions

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