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Caring Cards to and From Veterans: A Peer Approach to Suicide Prevention

NCT04486677 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-05-02

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Summary

Veteran suicide is a national problem; social disconnection is an important contributor to suicide risk. This pilot study will recruit Veterans to take part in a peer-centered intervention called Caring Cards (CC). CC gives Veterans who have a history of increased suicide risk the opportunity to make cards that are then sent to Veterans who are currently at high-risk for suicide. This study will directly benefit Veterans and contribute to the quality of services provided by VA by creating a safe, creative space for Veterans with lived experience related to suicide risk to join together to provide messages of hope, community, and resilience to their peers at risk for suicide. Helping Veterans support one another provides a bridge for social connection, which may help prevent Veteran suicide. This intervention may also improve Veterans' satisfaction with VA healthcare and engagement with mental health treatment.

Conditions

  • Feasibility
  • Acceptability
  • Thwarted Belongingness
  • Perceived Burdensomeness
  • Suicide Risk
  • Social Connectedness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Caring Cards Group

Group of Veteran card-makers.

BEHAVIORAL

Caring Cards Recipients

Group of Veteran card-recipients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Eric L Granholm, PhD · VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-09-01
Completion
2022-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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