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Veterans helping veterans: Peer-Led program aims to prevent suicide in those with serious mental illness

NCT ID NCT05537376

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026

Summary

This study tests a program called SUPPORT, where trained peer specialists (fellow veterans) help veterans with serious mental illness (like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) who are at high risk for suicide. Together, they create a personalized recovery plan that includes coping tools and safety strategies. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable to veterans, and whether it can reduce suicidal thoughts and improve daily functioning.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
SUicide Prevention by Peers Offering Recovery Tactics (SUPPORT) program
What this could lead to
If effective, this peer-led program could offer a new way to reduce suicide risk and improve quality of life for veterans with serious mental illness.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility and acceptability, so it may not prove the program works. Results may not apply to all veterans.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 69 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2023

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: Veteran Inclusion Criteria: 1. Veterans who report present suicidal ideation (i.e., Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) \> 2 ("Active thoughts of killing oneself") in past 1 month and/or a suicide attempt in the prior 3 months as identified by the C-SSRS 2. Current SMI diagnosis (i.e., schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders with psychotic features, bipolar disorders) 3. Capable of informed consent via the University of California San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) Peer Specialist Inclusion Criteria: 1. Certified Peer Specialist employed at VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) in the Mental Health Care Line (individuals must demonstrate competency in basic suicide screening and referral procedures to be certified) 2. 2-3 years of experience post certification as a Certified Peer Specialist 3. Interest in being trained in SUPPORT 4. Provide verbal or written consent for the research staff to discuss ability to participate in the study with the Peer Specialist's direct clinical supervisor 5. Direct clinical supervisor agreement to allow the Peer Specialist to participate. This includes the Peer Specialist's direct clinical supervisor agreement to allow the Peer Specialist time as part of their current scope of practice to 1) participate in the full day (8-hour) SUPPORT training, 2) participate in weekly 1-hour group supervision for the duration of the Peer Specialist's time in the study, and 3) take on a case load of at least one SUPPORT Veteran at a given time. Exclusion Criteria: Veteran Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cannot complete the assessment battery 2. Current intoxication requiring immediate detoxification or outpatient plan directed specifically to residential substance use disorder (not mental health) services 3. Imminent psychiatric hospitalization

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bipolar disorder psychotic disorder Psychotic Disorders Suicidal Ideation Suicide, Attempted

As listed by the trial registrant

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Bipolar disorders Psychotic disorders Suicidal ideation Suicide, attempted

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

    RECRUITING

    San Diego, California, 92161-0002, United States

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