Can a classroom program stop teen suicide? new trial tests feasibility
NCT ID NCT06549764
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tested a school-based program called Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) in 9th graders. The goal was to see if the program is feasible and acceptable for preventing suicide and promoting well-being. Nearly 300 students from public schools in Denmark took part. The study measured participation rates and student feedback, but did not yet test if the program actually reduces suicide risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help prevent suicide and improve mental health in teenagers.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small feasibility trial, so it cannot prove the program works. Results may not apply to all schools or students.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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297 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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
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15 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for schools are public schools, which as a minimum have 2 parallel classes of 9th grade with students aged 15+ years. Exclusion criteria: Schools specialized towards specific groups of students, such as vulnerable groups, and schools, which are providing treatment for students with special needs (in DK: behandlingsskoler og specialskoler) are omitted from participation in the trial. The reason is that these groups of students are considered particularly vulnerable, often with specific diagnoses and special needs for individual support, which do not correspond with the manualized YAM intervention. Boarding schools (in DK: efterskoler) with 9th grade students will be offered to serve as test schools during the training of YAM-instructors but are not eligible per se. Being boarding schools, social interactions between peers might differ in intensity and character from those of schools where children are living at home only attending during school hours.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Hellerup, 2900, Denmark
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