SUICIDE

This study is testing whether adding one session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to standard intensive care can help reduce brain damage in people who survive suicide attempts by hanging. Researchers will compare standard care alone to standard care plus the oxygen therapy in 50 pat…

This study is testing whether an enhanced smartphone app can help teens at risk of suicide stay engaged with their safety plan. It will compare a new app, which sends reminders during times of high distress, to an older version. About 100 teens and young adults who have recently …

This study tests whether adding sleep-focused treatments to standard depression care can quickly and lastingly reduce suicide risk in young adults. Researchers will compare three different sleep intervention approaches in 90 suicidal college students receiving outpatient treatmen…

This small pilot study is testing whether a new phone app, combined with therapy skills training, is practical and acceptable for people leaving the hospital after a suicide crisis who also misuse alcohol. The goal is to see if the app can help people use coping skills in their d…

This study aims to find out if cannabis can help veterans struggling with PTSD and thoughts of suicide. Researchers will assign 500 veterans to use either THC, CBD, a combination, or a placebo for 12 weeks. They will track changes in PTSD symptoms, mood, and suicidal thoughts to …

This study tests whether a brief, nurse-led conversation about safe gun storage with parents of hospitalized children can prevent firearm injuries and deaths. Nurses will talk to parents about locking up firearms and offer a free cable lock. Researchers want to see if this progra…

This study aims to prevent suicide among veterans by testing if a one-on-one conversation with another veteran can encourage safer firearm storage. It will compare this peer counseling approach to just receiving educational materials. The goal is to see if the personal discussion…

This study tests whether weekly phone or text check-ins from a trained crisis support organization can help prevent suicide attempts in people recently discharged from the emergency room for suicidal thoughts. 300 participants will be randomly assigned to receive these weekly che…

This study is testing a new support program to prevent suicide attempts in the high-risk weeks after someone leaves the emergency room for suicidal thoughts. A local crisis hotline organization will call or text participants weekly for 12 weeks to check in, discuss coping skills,…

This study is testing whether a smartphone app called 'emma' can help prevent suicide attempts in people at very high risk. It will involve 632 adults in France who recently attempted suicide and are already in a care program. Researchers will compare outcomes for six months betw…

This study is testing if text message reminders can help parents keep their teens safe after a visit to the emergency room for suicidal thoughts or actions. Researchers will enroll 129 families and randomly assign them to receive different types of text reminders or just usual ca…

This study is testing a smartphone app that delivers daily stories from other Bronx teens who have recovered from suicidal thoughts. Researchers want to see if hearing these personal recovery stories can help reduce the intensity of suicidal thoughts in at-risk adolescents over a…

This study aims to understand how people feel before and after using a suicide prevention helpline's chat service. People aged 16+ who use the chat will be invited to complete short, voluntary questionnaires about their feelings. The goal is to learn how the chat conversations af…

This research study aims to understand how suicidal thoughts develop by listening to the experiences of three groups: people who have attempted suicide, their family and friends, and the healthcare professionals who care for them. The study will interview 45 participants in Catal…