The BEAR Program for Women With Trauma Who Have Suicidal Thoughts
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Stanford University
- Where
- Stanford, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 5 people enrolled
- Started
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ended
- 1 Sept 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- BEAR-SI
- Record updated
- 16 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 75 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Women ages 18-75
- History of physical, sexual, and/or sexual emotional violence, with subsequent interpersonal or psychological distress (e.g., depression or anxiety) related to this history
- Current suicidal thinking
Who cannot take part
- Significant medical conditions that would preclude safe participation in the study
- No history of interpersonal trauma
- Acute psychiatric instability
- History of assaultive behavior or is judged to be a potential risk to assault others
- Active, significant substance abuse, which could interfere with participation
- No current suicidal ideation or behaviors
- Unable to commit to the group for 12 weeks in-person
Where in United States
- Stanford University School of MedicineStanford, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The current study aims to test the feasibility of a new form of group therapy for women who have a history of interpersonal trauma and current suicidal ideation. The Building Empowerment and Resilience (BEAR) Therapeutic group has been adapted for women who have experienced trauma and have current suicidal ideation. It incorporates psychological skills, psychoeducation about trauma and gender-based violence, and physical self-defense training, all within a therapeutic process. It will be implemented with women who have experienced interpersonal trauma (physical, sexual, or emotional abuse/neglect) and experience various mental health difficulties, including suicidal ideation. We aim to assess the feasibility to recruit and implement the BEAR group. Our ultimate aim is to assess whether the program can effect self-efficacy and suicidal ideation.
The group in the trial
- BEAR therapy groupTreatment being tested
BEAR therapy intervention
Treatment: BEAR-SI
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Pilot Study of the Building Empowerment and Resilience Program for Suicidal Ideation
- Record updated
- 16 October 2026