Suicide prevention group for young people at high risk for psychosis
Tests a peer-led group program to prevent suicide in young people at risk of psychosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Developing a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Program for Young People at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Key facts
- Where
- Los Angeles and San Diego, United StatesSee the 2 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 12 and 30 years old?
Source: NCT07756567, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, United StatesTaking people
- University of California San DiegoSan Diego, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of California, San Diego
- Trial code
- NCT07756567
- Record updated
- 22 October 2026
- Original description
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis are more likely to experience suicide thoughts than the general population, but there are few suicide prevention programs designed specifically for them. This study will develop and evaluate a recovery-oriented suicide prevention group program for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis.Read full original descriptionShow less
Development of a Recovery-Oriented Suicide Prevention Intervention With Peers for Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Young people at clinical high risk for psychosis are more likely to experience suicide thoughts than the general population, but there are few suicide prevention programs designed specifically for them. This study will develop and evaluate a recovery-oriented suicide prevention group program for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis.
The program will be led by a clinician and a peer with lived experience. It will help participants identify reasons for living, build hope, set meaningful recovery goals, strengthen social connections, and learn strategies to better remember and use suicide prevention strategies developed during the program. Caregivers will also be invited to participate in a session to learn ways to support their young person.
The study will first gather feedback from participants, caregivers, clinicians, and community advisors to refine the program. Researchers will then compare the program plus standard care with standard care alone to determine whether it improves personal recovery and increases participants' ability to remember and use suicide prevention strategies. Researchers will also collect feedback from participants and program staff to better understand how the program can be integrated into early psychosis services.
Young Person Inclusion Criteria:; symptoms of clinical high risk for psychosis in the last two years; lifetime active suicide ideation and/or lifetime suicide behavior; has a caregiver willing to participate; Young Person Exclusion Criterion:; not able to read and write in English; Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:; has a familial relationship with the young person participant; has at least 4 hours of face-to-face contact with the patient participant every week, even if they do not live together; Caregiver Exclusion Criteria: None; ***; Administrator/Clinician Inclusion Criteria:; employed at the University of California, San Diego or University of California, Los Angeles early psychosis program; Administrator/Clinician Exclusion Criteria: None.