Suicide Treatment and Recovery in Integrated Behavioral Health (STRIBH)

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · Nov 20, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The STRIBH trial is studying a new approach to help adolescents and young adults, ages 13 to 30, who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or have attempted suicide in the past year. The goal is to improve their care by combining a model called the "Aeschi Model" with Collaborative Care, which focuses on integrating mental health support within regular primary care settings. This study aims to see if this new "Connections model" can help strengthen the relationship between patients and their healthcare providers, making it easier for both to work together on mental health issues, while also reducing the risk of suicide.

To be eligible for the trial, participants need to be between 13 and 30 years old, have experienced suicidal thoughts or attempts in the past year, and not need immediate crisis care. They must also be able to read one of the four most common languages in Seattle—English, Spanish, Chinese, or Vietnamese—and be enrolled in a primary care clinic that has a mental health provider available. Those who join the study can expect to receive support through this new approach while helping researchers understand whether it effectively improves mental health outcomes and the overall experience of care. This trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to make a significant impact in the field of suicide prevention.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 13-30 years of age, experiencing suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide in the past year, not requiring immediate crisis care (as determined by the UW Primary Care team), not enrolled in specialty behavioral health treatment, can read one of the 4 most common languages in Seattle (English, Spanish, Chinese, or Vietnamese), enrolled in a primary care clinic with an integrated behavioral health provider available to see them, and ability to consent to participate.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • any clinical medical/psychiatric condition, severity of that condition, or life situation that, in the opinion of the primary care or research team, compromises safe and voluntary study participation (e.g., high risk for suicide requiring transfer to higher level of care; physically aggressive, custody conflict)