NCT07411300NARecruiting
Supporting Caregivers Following Mental Health Emergency Department Visits
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Start Date
1/26/2026
Completion Date
8/31/2026
Summary
The investigators plan to conduct a pilot hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomized controlled trial comparing 3 arms of varying follow-up intervention. Caregivers of youth ages 10-17 who present to the Lurie Children's Hospital ED with suicidal thoughts or behaviors (STBs) and are discharged with a safety plan will be included in the current study. Families will be randomized to receive either 1) treatment as usual, 2) follow-up phone calls, or 3) automatic electronic medical record (EMR) MyChart messages
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 10 years to 17 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants are eligible for participation in the current study if they are parent/guardians of youth ages 10-17 who received a psychiatric evaluation in the ED for suicidal thoughts or behaviors and are being discharged with a safety plan
Exclusion Criteria:
* Parents/guardians will be excluded from recruitment if the youth is in state custody, if they are not proficient in English or Spanish, if the patient is being admitted or transferred for medical or psychiatric hospital admission, or they are not willing to enroll in MyChart through the EMR. The investigators are also only enrolling one caregiver per patient. In other words, if a patient returns to the ED with a different caregiver, the investigators will not enroll the other caregiver.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Telephone Calls
BEHAVIORAL
Automatic MyChart Messages
Conditions
Caregiver ParticipationEmergency Department PresentationSafety Plan
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60640
United States