Combining the Youth-Nominated Support Team with CBT for Black adolescents at acute suicide risk
Official title: Integrating the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) With CBT for Black Youth With Acute Suicide Risk
Run by University of Michigan · NCT07506460 · Data updated 2026-11-12
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.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 12 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 90 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Michigan Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Detroit, Michigan and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 23, 2026 |
| Main results expected | August 2026 |
| Study ends | August 2026 |
| Registry record updated | April 1, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07506460 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are self-identified Black adolescents aged 12–17 who present to the participating Detroit emergency department with suicide risk, have a parent/guardian able to consent, can speak English, and are willing to engage in outpatient CBT-SP and nominate support adults.
✕Probably not a fit
Youth who cannot complete consent/assent in English, lack a parent/guardian to provide consent, are actively in specialty mental health treatment, have severe agitation/psychosis or cognitive impairment, or who already participated in Aim 2a are unlikely to benefit from this pilot.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This open-label pilot will enroll 15 Black adolescents ages 12-17 who present to a Detroit pediatric emergency department with suicidal ideation or self-injurious behavior and are willing to receive outpatient care at a community mental health agency. Participants will receive 12–14 sessions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP) alongside a computer-assisted Youth-Nominated Support Team intervention (eYST). Each youth can nominate up to five supportive adults who will attend an orientation/education session to learn how to support the adolescent between sessions. The trial builds on a prior feasibility pilot (Aim 2a) and focuses on acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness in this specific population.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the combined intervention could strengthen protective supports and reduce suicidal thoughts or self-injurious behaviors among Black adolescents after an emergency visit.
How similar studies have gone: A prior Aim 2a feasibility pilot informed this protocol, and both CBT-SP and Youth-Nominated Support Team approaches have shown promise separately in adolescent suicide prevention, but the combined, computer-assisted approach for Black youth is relatively novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Youth Inclusion Criteria: * Patients that are able to provide at least one verifiable contact for emergency or tracking purposes * Willing to receive care at MiSide * Present to an acute emergency care setting with suicide risk (per protocol) * Self-identify as Black * Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures * Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed assent Youth Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to be consented in English * Do not have a parent/legal guardian available to provide consent * Are not able to provide informed assent or to participate in the assessment due to significant agitation, psychosis, cognitive impairment, learning disability, or medical trauma * Actively engaged in specialty mental health treatment * Participated in the Aim 2a open trial Parent/Guardian Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years and older * The parent or legal guardian of a youth participating in this Aim * Understand written and spoken English * Willing and able to complete enrollment procedures * Willing and able to provide signed and dated informed consent * Need to have access to technology, either cell or an email address Parent/Guardian Exclusion Criteria: \- Do not understand written and spoken English Support Person Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 years and older * Understand written and spoken English * Approved to serve as a support person by the parent/legal guardian Support Person Exclusion Criteria: * Do not understand written and spoken English * Not approved to serve as a support person by the parent/guardian
Where it's running
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Children's Hospital of Michigan (CHM) Emergency Department
Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
MiSide
Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Cynthia Ewell Foster, PhD — University of Michigan
- Study coordinator: Christina Magness, LMSW
- Email: cmagness@med.umich.edu
- Phone: 734-252-6315
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.