Developing a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Program for Young People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Development of a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Intervention With Peers for Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Who can join
Ages 12 to 30 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Young Person Inclusion Criteria: * symptoms of clinical high risk for psychosis in the last two years * lifetime active suicide ideation and/or lifetime suicide behavior * has a caregiver willing to participate Young Person Exclusion Criterion: * not able to read and write in English Caregiver Inclusion Criteria: * has a familial relationship with the young person participant * has at least 4 hours of face-to-face contact with the patient participant every week, even if they do not live together Caregiver Exclusion Criteria: None \*\*\* Administrator/Clinician Inclusion Criteria: * employed at the University of California, San Diego or University of California, Los Angeles early psychosis program Administrator/Clinician Exclusion Criteria: None
About the study
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis are more likely to experience suicide thoughts than the general population, but there are few suicide prevention programs designed specifically for them. This study will develop and evaluate a recovery-oriented suicide prevention group program for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis.
The program will be led by a clinician and a peer with lived experience. It will help participants identify reasons for living, build hope, set meaningful recovery goals, strengthen social connections, and learn strategies to better remember and use suicide prevention strategies developed during the program. Caregivers will also be invited to participate in a session to learn ways to support their young person.
The study will first gather feedback from participants, caregivers, clinicians, and community advisors to refine the program. Researchers will then compare the program plus standard care with standard care alone to determine whether it improves personal recovery and increases participants' ability to remember and use suicide prevention strategies. Researchers will also collect feedback from participants and program staff to better understand how the program can be integrated into early psychosis services.
What is being tested
- Suicide Prevention Intervention (behavioral)
- Standard Care (in control arm) (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego · Participants: 108 · Started: 2026-10
Contact the study team
- Samantha Chalker, PhD · Phone: 619-821-9415
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07756567
Locations in the U.S.
| California | University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego, San Diego |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Nov 15, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.