Examining Alternative Treatment Settings for Adolescents With Suicidal Thoughts During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Suicide is a leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States. Alternative settings to treat suicidal ideation (SI) are needed. Study primary objectives include evaluating the safety and effectiveness of telehealth crisis intervention services (CIS) and in-person outpatient crisis intervention clinics (OCIC) relative to the current standard of care of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. A secondary aim seeks to assess changes in suicidal ideation, and patient and parent treatment satisfaction.

Method

The study team, consisting of study staff at 4 sites, conducted an observational longitudinal study of patients (12-18 years of age) who were seen in the Emergency Department (ED) for suicidality and were referred to inpatient treatment, in-person OCIC, o

SUBMITTER: Combs J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature