Safer Still (Exploratory Project 3)

Summary

The long-term goal is to decrease suicide and suicidal behaviors in at-risk youth through preventative interventions. Investigators propose to develop an interactive intervention ("Safer Still") to help promote safe storage of firearms during the critical period immediately following high-risk care transitions. The objective of this study is to develop and test the Safer Still intervention as an efficient adjunct to traditional care for adolescents aged 12-17 years who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals and living in households where firearms are stored unsafely.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to develop and test the Safer Still intervention as an efficient adjunct to traditional care for adolescents aged 12-17 years who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals and living in households where firearms are stored unsafely. Exploratory aims of the study are as follows: (1) Evaluate parental motivation to change firearm storage behavior as a potential mediator of the three-month intervention effect. Investigators hypothesize that higher change scores in the "action" stage of the readiness to change model1 at one month will mediate the intervention effect at three months; (2) Identify whether the response to the Safer Still intervention varies by adolescent history of suicide attempt and parental primary reason for firearm ownership at one and three months; and (3) Ascertain common parental reasons for declining to safely store firearms.

Eligibility Criteria

Interventions