Engaging Suicidal Patients in Mental Health Treatment

Summary

The investigators will identify characteristics of suicidal patients who do or do not attend a first mental health visit following referral using administrative data. Then, the investigators will apply established approaches to contextual inquiry to identify barriers and facilitators to mental health treatment attendance for individuals at risk of suicide. Using established procedures from implementation science and behavioral economics, the investigators will then leverage the insights gleaned from Aims 1 and 2, relevant theories and frameworks, and the extant literature to develop preliminary strategies to support attendance at first mental health visit. Strategies will be developed in collaboration with a team of experts in suicide, implementation science, and behavioral economics. These preliminary strategies will then be iteratively tested and refined. The investigators also will assess putative mechanism using behavioral tasks and self-report tools.

Conditions

• Suicide
• Depression
• Mental Health Impairment
• Suicidal Ideation
• Suicidal

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Caring Contacts

Non-demanding message sent from the care team

BEHAVIORAL

Reminders

Appointment reminders sent electronically

BEHAVIORAL

Informational Poster

An informational poster linking to an infographic

BEHAVIORAL

Motivational Interviewing

Motivational interviewing training for intake coordinators

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Pennsylvania

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Courtney Benjamin Wolk, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

• Shari Jager-Hyman, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

100 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-03-07

Primary Completion

2024-01-12

Completion

2024-01-12

Countries

• United States

Study Locations