Caring Texts, a strength-based, suicide prevention trial in 5 native communities: Research design and methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their intrinsic strengths and resilience, some American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities experience among the highest rates of suicide of any racial and ethnic group. Caring Contacts is one of the only interventions shown to reduce suicide in clinical trials, but it has not been tested in AI/AN settings.

Objective

To compare the effectiveness of Enhanced Usual Care (control) to Enhanced Usual Care augmented with a culturally adapted version of Caring Contacts (intervention) for reducing suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide-related hospitalizations.

Methods

We are implementing a single blind randomized controlled trial of Caring Contacts in five AI/AN communities across the country (South Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, and Alaska)

SUBMITTER: Hebert LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395650 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature