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Suicide Prevention clinical trials and research

• 33Clinical trials
• 98NIH research projects
• 2New in 30 days
• 11Countries

Newest Suicide Prevention clinical trials

All recruiting trials (33)

• How TikTok Trigger Warnings affect at-risk youth

  This study tests whether TikTok trigger warnings change how young people at risk of suicide feel and behave when they see suicide-related content.

  Recruiting Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Toronto, Ontario · NCT07913854

• Multi-layered digital monitoring and pharmacogenomics to prevent suicide in adults with depression

  This study tests whether a digital monitoring system, a digital safety plan, and pharmacogenetic-guided care can reduce suicide re-attempts in adults with depression.

  Recruiting Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz · Madrid, Madrid · NCT07885722

• Combining the Youth-Nominated Support Team with CBT for Black adolescents at acute suicide risk

  This project will test whether adding a computer-assisted Youth-Nominated Support Team to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention helps Black adolescents (ages 12-17) who come to an urban emergency setting with suicidal thoughts or self-injury.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of Michigan · Detroit, Michigan and 1 other locations · NCT07506460

• Online suicide prevention and intervention training for secondary school counselors

  This tests an online suicide prevention and intervention training program for secondary school counselors to see if it improves their knowledge, confidence, attitudes, and reduces stigma about suicidal behavior.

  Recruiting Aydin Adnan Menderes University · Aydin · NCT07432438

• HAVEN-Connect: Church-based suicide prevention for Black youth

  This project will test whether HAVEN-Connect, a church-centered program, can reduce depression and suicide risk in Black adolescents aged 13–19.

  Recruiting at 2 sites George Washington University · New York, New York and 1 other locations · NCT07401940

• Life skills training for Soldiers at their first duty station

  This project tests whether a mobile-delivered, military-tailored life skills program called Level Up can help Soldiers arriving at their first duty station reduce suicidal and other harmful behaviors and improve mental health.

  Recruiting Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Fort Hood, Texas · NCT07286955

• Co-creating suicide prevention tools for people in prison

  This project will work with people in prison and prison care staff to test and adapt three suicide prevention tools so they fit prison life and are easier to use.

  Recruiting University Ghent · Ghent, East-Flanders · NCT07259408

• Youth suicide risk factors and personalized reduction strategies in young adults

  This study tests whether combining clinical data, genetic information, neuroimaging, and microbiome data can help identify risk factors and see if a dTMS-based intervention reduces suicide risk in young adults with mood disorders.

  Recruiting Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Roma, RM · NCT07188506

• Chat conversations with the suicide helpline 1813: how people experience them

  This study tests how people feel before and after chatting with the Zelfmoordlijn 1813 helpline to see if the chat affects suicidal thoughts or feelings.

  Recruiting University Ghent · Ghent, East-Flanders · NCT07176156

• Esketamine or Crisis Planning Added to Usual Care for Suicidality in Brazil

  This trial tests whether a single esketamine infusion or a single Crisis Response Planning session, added to enhanced treatment as usual, can reduce future suicide-related events in adolescents and adults in Indaiatuba, Brazil.

  Recruiting Phase 4 University of Sao Paulo · Indaiatuba, São Paulo · NCT07120477

• Combined peer support, personalized Hope Box, and postcard follow-up for suicidal inpatients

  This project will try a combined program of a peer helper meeting, a personalized Hope Box, and a reminder postcard to help people hospitalized after a recent suicide attempt.

  Recruiting Hôpital le Vinatier · Bron, AURA · NCT07119671

• E-learning suicide prevention training for prison staff in Belgian detention centers

  This project will test whether an online gatekeeper training helps prison staff in Belgium feel more confident and knowledgeable about preventing suicide among people in detention.

  Recruiting University Ghent · Ghent · NCT07080736

• User feedback on Zelfmoord1813.be and related websites

  This project tests how easy and helpful the Zelfmoord1813.be and related suicide-prevention websites are for people aged 16 and older who have visited them.

  Recruiting University Ghent · Ghent · NCT07071922

• Caring Contacts via Text Messages for suicidal adolescents after emergency department discharge

  This study tests whether brief, hopeful text messages can help adolescents with suicidal thoughts or behaviors after leaving the emergency department, alongside usual care.

  Recruiting Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07043764

• Bridge the Gap (BTG) — group program for Black adolescents at risk for suicide

  This project tests a 10-week, culturally adapted CAMS-based group program to see if it reduces suicidal thoughts and behavior and increases hope, ethnic identity, and social support for Black youth ages 12–17.

  Recruiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California · NCT06880809

• Counseling intervention to improve firearm storage for those with PTSD

  This study is testing a counseling program to see if it can help people with PTSD store their firearms more safely to reduce the risk of suicide.

  Recruiting University of Colorado, Denver · Aurora, Colorado · NCT06876740

• Evaluating a suicide risk screening program in rural schools

  This study is testing a new program in rural West Virginia schools to see if it can help identify and support students at risk of suicide.

  Recruiting at 3 sites West Virginia University · Morgantown, West Virginia and 2 other locations · NCT06808503

• Creating tools for children and adolescents with suicidal thoughts and behaviors

  This study is trying to create helpful tools and a self-help app for kids and teens who have thoughts of suicide, by working with them to better understand their feelings and support needs.

  Recruiting University Ghent · Ghent · NCT06776328

• Coaching to help pediatric clinics use a youth suicide prevention pathway

  This project tests whether adding ongoing coaching to NIMH pathway training helps primary care teams better find and manage suicide risk in patients aged 12–24 who screen positive.

  Recruiting University of Colorado, Denver · Aurora, Colorado · NCT06619782

• Preventing suicide after discharge from community mental health care

  This project will try the VA Brief Intervention and Contact Program (VA BIC) to see if it reduces suicidal thoughts and behaviors and improves care engagement for Veterans after discharge from non-VA acute psychiatric treatment.

  Recruiting VA Office of Research and Development · White River Junction, Vermont · NCT06596044

• Brief Skills for Safer Living: one-session therapy for people with suicidal thoughts

  This trial will test whether one brief, virtual Brief-SfSL session plus usual care helps adults in Canada with recent suicidal thoughts reduce suicidal thinking compared with usual care alone.

  Recruiting Unity Health Toronto · Toronto, Ontario · NCT06571916

• Interactive intervention for safe firearm storage to prevent youth suicide

  This study is testing a new program to help parents safely store firearms at home to prevent youth suicide among teenagers who have recently left psychiatric hospitals.

  Recruiting Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus, Ohio and 1 other locations · NCT06558409

• Evaluating a prevention program for suicidal behavior in at-risk adolescents

  This study is testing a new program to help prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors in at-risk teenagers, including those in detention or facing mental health challenges, to see if it works better than an art-based activity.

  Recruiting at 19 sites University of Lausanne · Geneva, Canton of Geneva and 18 other locations · NCT06551038

• Connecting jail release data with health records for suicide prevention

  This study is testing if linking jail release records with health records can help people get better mental health support after leaving jail to prevent suicide.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Henry Ford Health System · Detroit, Michigan and 1 other locations · NCT06506344

• Adapting a brief suicide intervention for teens in pediatric primary care

  This project tests a teen-focused suicide-prevention program in three pediatric clinics to see if it’s acceptable, feasible, and may reduce suicide risk compared with usual care.

  Recruiting at 3 sites University of Washington · Centralia, Washington and 2 other locations · NCT06499740

• Psychoeducational course aimed at preventing suicide

  This study tests whether a new psychoeducational course can help people who have had thoughts of suicide learn to manage their feelings and create a safety plan better than standard individual sessions.

  Recruiting at 2 sites St. Olavs Hospital · Levanger, Trøndelag and 1 other locations · NCT06466356

• Safety planning and transdiagnostic CBT to prevent suicide in Mozambican teens

  This project tests whether safety planning and a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral program can reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in secondary school students in Mozambique.

  Recruiting at 7 sites University of Washington · Beira and 6 other locations · NCT06465381

• Using a smartphone app to help prevent suicide in veterans after hospital discharge

  This study is testing a smartphone app designed to help prevent suicide in veterans after they leave the hospital by providing support and resources to manage their mental health.

  Recruiting VA Office of Research and Development · Ann Arbor, Michigan · NCT06378541

• Caring Connections: youth suicide detection and support

  This pilot will test whether Caring Connections, a culturally adapted 90-day care coordination program delivered through community and faith-based hubs, helps high-risk Black and other youth aged 13–19 reduce suicidal thoughts and connect with mental health services.

  Recruiting University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Charlotte, North Carolina · NCT06353711

• Preventing suicidal behavior in high-risk youth in emergency care settings

  This study is testing two different short interventions to see which one better helps young people aged 12-19 who are at risk of suicide when they come to the emergency room.

  Recruiting at 6 sites Johns Hopkins University · St. Petersburg, Florida and 5 other locations · NCT06151158

• A program to reduce suicide risk in primary care for adolescents

  This study is testing a new program to see if it can help reduce the risk of suicide in teenagers aged 12-17 who visit their primary care doctors.

  Recruiting at 12 sites Nationwide Children's Hospital · Akron, Ohio and 14 other locations · NCT06018285

• Workshop to help recently transitioned Veterans reduce suicide risk and improve reintegration

  This study is testing a workshop designed to help Veterans transitioning to civilian life reduce their risk of suicide and improve their reintegration by teaching them practical skills and providing support.

  Recruiting VA Office of Research and Development · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT05995678

• Preventing suicide in homeless youth who use substances

  This study is trying out a new therapy combined with regular support to see if it can help homeless young people who use drugs and have thoughts of suicide feel better and stay safe.

  Recruiting Ohio State University · Columbus, Ohio · NCT05994612

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 98)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Mobile safety planning for at-risk young adults

  A digital, text-based safety planning program for young adults (ages 18–24) to help prevent suicide and stay connected to support.

  NIH research Northwestern University · Chicago, United States · NIH-11606617

• INCLUSAVE: helping young adults with IDD access suicide-prevention trainings

  A new NIH grant studies whether two proven gatekeeper trainings (ASIST and safeTALK) can be delivered in inclusive settings to support young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their communities.

  NIH research Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, United States · NIH-11584542

• Technology-assisted suicide prevention for youth in Colombian school settings

  A youth-focused program will test a culturally tailored digital platform and teacher training to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in schools.

  NIH research Brown University · Providence, United States · NIH-11582814

• Qnnections: A Social Connection‑Focused Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Veterans

  A new group-based program tailored for LGBTQ+ Veterans aims to strengthen belonging and reduce burdensomeness to help prevent suicide.

  NIH research VA San Diego Healthcare System · San Diego, United States · NIH-11551480

• Nurse- and Peer-Led Suicide Prevention for Women in Tajikistan

  A nurse- and peer-led program in Tajikistan aims to help women at risk of suicide by adding tailored, frontline support in primary care.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11541948

• Targeted online suicide prevention for Veterans

  A web-based, one-session intervention for Veterans to reduce thoughts of suicide and self-harm by helping them manage distress and rigid thinking.

  NIH research Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care · New Orleans, United States · NIH-11533118

• Telehealth support to prevent suicide in people with alcohol use disorder in Tanzania

  A telehealth counseling program is being adapted to help reduce suicide risk for people with alcohol use disorder in emergency departments in Tanzania.

  NIH research Duke University · Durham, United States · NIH-11519492

• Suicide prevention support in rural Nepal primary care

  This project brings practical suicide-prevention supports to primary care clinics and community health workers in rural Nepal to help people who are at risk.

  NIH research Yale University · New Haven, United States · NIH-11506145

• Scaling Out S.A.F.E. Firearm Across Two Health Systems as a Universal Suicide Prevention Strategy

  A proven firearm-safety intervention used during well-child and adult visits would be expanded across two large health systems to help prevent suicide.

  NIH research Northwestern University · Chicago, United States · NIH-11480141

• Suicide prevention using safety plans and cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents in Mozambique

  Young people in Mozambican secondary schools will receive safety planning and cognitive behavioral therapy from trained non-specialists to help reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

  NIH research University of Washington · Seattle, United States · NIH-11478106

• THRIVE: a recovery-focused suicide prevention program for crisis stabilization centers

  A multi-site plan tests a brief recovery-oriented therapy and post-discharge coaching to reduce suicide risk for adults treated in crisis stabilization centers.

  NIH research University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United States · NIH-11435595

• INSPIRE: Innovations in Suicide Prevention Research

  Aims to improve suicide prevention by creating linked data systems and benchmarks to help insurers, health systems, and correctional departments monitor and prevent suicides.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11423681

• Center to speed up real-world youth suicide prevention

  A nationwide effort to put proven youth suicide prevention strategies into everyday health care so that at-risk kids get help faster.

  NIH research Research Inst Nationwide Children's Hosp · Columbus, United States · NIH-11419934

• Coordinating Suicide Prevention Across Jails and Community Health

  A large national effort to better identify and connect people at risk of suicide who touch both jail systems and community healthcare to get faster, safer care.

  NIH research Michigan State University · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11419819

• Centering suicide prevention at the intersection of health and criminal-legal systems

  A large NIH-funded center is testing how data from police and court interactions can help identify people at risk of suicide and connect them with care.

  NIH research Michigan State University · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11419792

• Technology-assisted suicide prevention for youth in Colombian schools

  A youth-focused, culturally tailored program uses digital tools and teacher training to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents in schools.

  NIH research Brown University · Providence, United States · NIH-11417341

• Strengths-based suicide prevention for Black sexual minority youth

  A research project aims to help Black sexual minority youth reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors by understanding protective factors and risks in everyday life.

  NIH research University of Central Florida · Orlando, United States · NIH-11411146

• Pilot implementation of the WHO LIVE LIFE guide for suicide prevention in Uganda

  A small, real-world test in rural Uganda to see if the WHO LIVE LIFE guide, led by district health teams, helps communities prevent suicide.

  NIH research Mbarara University/science/ Technology · Mbarara, Uganda · NIH-11406091

• Nurse- and Peer-Led Suicide Prevention in Tajikistan

  A new program in Tajikistan would test a nurse- and peer-led approach to preventing suicide among women at risk, delivered through primary care clinics.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11404428

• Together We Can: a multi-level suicide prevention program for teens, teachers, and caregivers

  A new program for 12–19 year-olds, their teachers, and caregivers to reduce suicide risk through school-based activities, expanded mental health literacy, and guided help-seeking.

  NIH research Brown University · Providence, United States · NIH-11404391

• Culturally-appropriate tech tools to prevent suicide among Colombian schoolchildren

  This project brings culturally-adapted apps and teacher training into Colombian schools to help reduce suicidal thoughts and support youth mental health.

  NIH research Brown University · Providence, United States · NIH-11400599

• Nurse and Peer Support to Prevent Suicide for Women in Tajikistan

  This project offers a nurse- and peer-led program to help adult women in Tajikistan at moderate or high risk of suicide stay safer and improve their mental health.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11400558

• Socioecological factors linked to autism and suicide risk in youth

  A large study will look at how personal, community, and system factors influence suicide risk and mental health care for autistic teens and young people.

  NIH research University of Florida · Gainesville, United States · NIH-11387695

• Using strengths to prevent suicide in Black sexual minority youth

  This project uses personal and community strengths plus daily tracking to help reduce suicidal thoughts in Black sexual minority youth ages 13–26.

  NIH research University of Central Florida · Orlando, United States · NIH-11367889

• Lithium in Alaska Native communities: a hopeful look at suicide prevention

  A community-focused study will look at lithium levels in water and traditional foods and test whether low lithium intake relates to suicidality, with a first-of-its-kind low-dose lithium supplementation trial in Northwest Arctic Alaska Native communities.

  NIH research Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium · Anchorage, United States · NIH-11366804

• Confidential teen suicide prevention in primary care across 30 clinics

  A nationwide health system is testing a confidential, teen-friendly suicide prevention approach in 30 primary care clinics to help prevent teen suicidality.

  NIH research Kaiser Foundation Research Institute · Oakland, UNITED STATES · NIH-11359675

• Quality measures to improve suicide prevention across health systems

  Aimed at creating and testing practical measures to track and improve suicide prevention care within US health systems.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11358335

• Recovery-oriented peer-led suicide prevention for people at high risk of psychosis

  A peer-supported program called RISE is being refined and tested to help people at high risk for psychosis stay engaged in care and reduce thoughts of suicide.

  NIH research University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, United States · NIH-11357122

• Prazosin for Suicide Prevention using Large-Scale Health Data

  A large VA-backed study will look at whether the blood pressure medicine prazosin could help prevent suicide and self-harm by analyzing real-world health data.

  NIH research Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital · Bedford, United States · NIH-11350128

• Suicide prevention for homeless youth who use substances

  A program tests a cognitive-therapy based approach to prevent suicide among homeless youth who use drugs or alcohol.

  NIH research Ohio State University · Columbus, UNITED STATES · NIH-11335743

• Innovation in Suicide Prevention for Youth and Young Adults

  A center from the University of Pennsylvania aims to improve how proven suicide-prevention practices reach teens and young adults, using new tools to make them work in real-world settings.

  NIH research University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11332074

• Teens’ confidential suicide prevention in primary care

  A nationwide program in 30 primary care clinics tests whether confidential teen suicide prevention tools in routine visits reduce suicidal outcomes and improve care.

  NIH research Kaiser Foundation Research Institute · Oakland, UNITED STATES · NIH-11325678

• Coaching pediatric clinics to use a youth suicide-prevention pathway

  This project offers practice coaching to pediatric primary care clinics so they can better use a youth suicide-prevention pathway for their patients.

  NIH research University of Colorado Denver · Aurora, UNITED STATES · NIH-11308648

• Suicide prevention help for Veterans using VA community care

  A program called VA BIC aims to reduce suicide risk among Veterans who receive mental health care outside VA facilities, by providing brief interventions and follow-up contact.

  NIH research White River Junction VA Medical Center · White River Junction, UNITED STATES · NIH-11308645

• Integrating suicide prevention into community mental health programs for mothers in low-resource areas

  This study is all about helping mothers during pregnancy and after childbirth by making sure they get the mental health support they need, especially to prevent suicidal thoughts, by training community members to recognize and help with these feelings.

  NIH research Yale University · New Haven, United States · NIH-11306951

• Bringing suicide prevention into local primary health care in rural Nepal

  This project builds and pilots simple tools to help local primary care teams and community health workers in rural Nepal find and support people at risk of suicide.

  NIH research Yale University · New Haven, United States · NIH-11305970

• Safety planning and talk therapy to help Mozambican teenagers at risk of suicide

  This project offers safety plans and a short, skills-based cognitive behavioral therapy to help secondary-school students in Mozambique who have suicidal thoughts or behaviors.

  NIH research University of Washington · Seattle, United States · NIH-11284095

• S.A.F.E. Firearm program to promote safer gun storage for adults and families

  This project brings the S.A.F.E. Firearm program into adult primary care and women's health clinics to help adults and families store firearms more safely and lower suicide risk.

  NIH research Northwestern University · Chicago, United States · NIH-11260248

• VA virtual mental health care and suicide prevention

  This project will use VA health records and new analysis methods to find out whether virtual mental health services help prevent suicide and reach underserved Veterans.

  NIH research Veterans Admin Palo Alto Health Care Sys · Palo Alto, United States · NIH-11245713

• Making short coping plans more helpful using phones and wearables

  Researchers will use phone check-ins and wearable sensors to learn when brief safety plans help people recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals who are at high risk for suicide.

  NIH research Ohio State University · Columbus, UNITED STATES · NIH-11238883

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How many Suicide Prevention clinical trials are recruiting right now?

33, as of November 12, 2026. 2 of them were first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 11 countries. The most sites are in United States (18 trials), Belgium (5 trials), Canada (2 trials), Brazil (1 trial), Mozambique (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 4: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

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