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New program aims to prevent suicide in black teens

NCT ID NCT05654207

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: New York University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a program called WeCare for Black youth aged 12-19 who come to emergency departments with suicide risk. The program includes a quick screening, a brief safety planning session, and supportive text messages for six weeks. Researchers will see if this approach helps more youth get mental health care and reduces suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
WeCare program (behavioral intervention: screening, brief intervention, supportive text messages)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide an effective, culturally tailored suicide prevention strategy for Black youth in emergency settings.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage effectiveness study, not a treatment trial. Results may not generalize beyond the specific ED settings or populations studied.

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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 2,200 people

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

Started

Apr 2024

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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

Ages

12 to 19 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion criteria adolescent and parent/guardians: * Adolescents aged 12-17 years and their parents or guardians, and adolescents 18-19 years who have the option for their parent or guardian to participate * Having a parent/caregiver present in the ED to consent or available to consent remotely (12-17 year olds, only) * Having a cellular phone with text messaging capacity * Adolescent able to speak English, and understand study questions * Parents able to consent in English, Spanish, French or Creole * Meet screening criteria Exclusion criteria adolescent and parent/guardians: * Adolescent is medically unstable * Adolescent present with severe cognitive impairment * Parents are not present in the ED, unable to consent remotely, and not able to give consent in either English, Spanish, French or Creole (12-17 year olds, only) * Adolescent does not have access to cellular phone * Adolescents active in mental health treatment (e.g., seen a therapist, social worker, or mental health provider in the last week)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Depression Suicidal Ideation Suicide

As listed by the trial registrant

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Suicidal ideation

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kings County Hospital

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 11203, United States

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