Overview
The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an adaptive text-based intervention for parents of adolescents seeking emergency department services for suicide risk concerns.
Description
Participants will be 420 adolescents (ages 13-17) seen in ED with recent suicidal ideation and/or attempt and their parents recruited from two health system EDs in the Midwest.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adolescent (13-17 years old) who present to Emergency Department (ED) due to (1) last-week suicidal ideation and/or (2) last-month suicide attempt, and their caregiver.
Exclusion Criteria:
Adolescents who are:
- medically unstable
- presenting with severe cognitive impairment, altered mental status, severe aggression/agitation
- presenting without a legal guardian
- whose parent does not own a cell phone