NCT06880809

Bridge the Gap (BTG) - Black Youth Group

Bridging the Gap: A Collaborative Intervention Group for Black Youth at Risk for Suicide

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and preliminarily test a culturally adapted suicide intervention specifically for black youth. The main question it aims to answer: -To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the group, as well as the preliminary efficacy of the group for decreasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors and increasing protective factors such as hope, positive ethnic identity, and family and peer support. Participants will be asked to attend 10-week group intervention and complete pre-treatment and post-treatment assessment measures.

Conditions

• Suicide Prevention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Bridge the Gap (BTG) - Black Youth Group	Participants will complete a group intervention, rooted in the Collaborative Assessment \& Management of Suicidality (CAMS) evidence-based model, driven by their own unique identification of suicide drivers.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2025-03-18
• Last updated: 2025-05-02