SuicideSAFE SpacesNCT05658068
Systems Aligning for Equity (SAFE) Spaces
A study testing SAFE Spaces training and coaching in people with Suicide and Mental Disorder, run by New York University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this 2-arm cluster randomized clinical trial is to test whether an evidence-based staff training and coaching model specifically designed as a response to legal system-involved youths' and frontline staff's mental health needs can improve the safety and suicide outcomes, mental health challenges, and… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Suicide, Mental Disorder, Mental Health
- What is being tested?
- SAFE Spaces training and coaching
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 23 Apr 2022to 30 Jun 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Placement in in ACS-run or contracted residential facilities enrolled in the study during the first 2 years of the intervention period
- Proficiency in English
Who cannot join
- Not placed in an ACS run-or contracted facility enrolled in the study during the study period
- Lack of proficiency in English.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Experimental Evaluation of a Multi-site Suicide Intervention for Youth During and After Residential Placement
The goal of this 2-arm cluster randomized clinical trial is to test whether an evidence-based staff training and coaching model specifically designed as a response to legal system-involved youths' and frontline staff's mental health needs can improve the safety and suicide outcomes, mental health challenges, and wellness and facility climate for youth and staff in facilities assigned to the intervention condition. Staff in facilities assigned to the intervention are eligible to receive evidence-based programming in suicide detection and prevention (Shield of Care; SOC) and wellness skill-building (Skills for Life) through training and personalized coaching. Multiple training sessions will be offered to small groups of staff in-person in residential facilities and paired with personalized in-person and virtual coaching. Staff and youth in all facilities will be asked to complete periodic surveys assessing experiences in the facility, suicide and safety knowledge and risk, and their mental health and wellness. Researchers will compare outcomes of staff in youth in facilities assigned to the intervention compared to facilities in the training-as-usual condition.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Mental Disorder, Mental Health, Burnout, Professional, Self Harm
- Being tested
- SAFE Spaces training and coaching
- Medical subject headings
- Suicide, Mental Disorders, Psychological Well-Being, Burnout, Professional, Self-Injurious Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SAFE Spaces training and coachingBehavioural
Staff in facilities assigned to the intervention are eligible to receive evidence-based programming in suicide detection and prevention (Shield of Care; SOC) and wellness skill-building (Skills for Life) through training and personalized coaching. Multiple training sessions will be offered to small groups of staff in-person in residential facilities and paired with personalized in-person and virtual coaching.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| SAFE Spaces training and coaching | Experimental | Staff in facilities assigned to this arm are offered the SAFE Spaces training and coaching model. Receives: Behavioral: SAFE Spaces training and coaching |
| Training as Usual | No intervention | Staff in facilities assigned to this arm receive training as usual. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Decreases in Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (Davis, 1992) and suicide subscale of Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (Grisso et al., 2001)
Change in suicide ideation, thoughts, and behaviors
Measured: 1 year
Decreases on Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (Nock et al., 2007)
Change in self-harm thoughts and behaviors
Measured: 1 year
Decreases on internalizing and externalizing subscales of Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (Grisso et al., 2001)
Change in mental health correlates of suicide
Measured: 1 year
Decreased burnout and increased job efficacy on the Professional Quality of Life measure (Stramm, 2016) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory
Change in staff burnout and job efficacy
Measured: 1 year
Change in responses on the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (Watson et al., 2007)
Change in staff mental health
Measured: 1 year
Increased suicide knowledge and response skills from Tennessee's state-wide gatekeeper training (Schut & Lockman, 2013)
Change in suicide knowledge and response skills
Measured: 1 year
Increased self-harm knowledge response skills from Tennessee's state-wide gatekeeper training (Schut & Lockman, 2013)
Change in self-harm knowledge and response skills
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Dec 2022
- Study start23 Apr 2022
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025
- Study completion30 Jun 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for SuicideStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- New York University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05658068
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-FY2019-3228
- Acronym
- SAFE Spaces
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 1 Dec 2022
- Last updated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Experimental Evaluation of a Multi-site Suicide Intervention for Youth During and After Residential Placement
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05658068
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SAFE Spaces / IRB-FY2019-3228
- Conditions
- Suicide, Mental Disorder, Mental Health, Burnout, Professional, Self Harm
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- New York UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this 2-arm cluster randomized clinical trial is to test whether an evidence-based staff training and coaching model specifically designed as a response to legal system-involved youths' and frontline staff's mental health needs can improve the safety and suicide outcomes, mental health challenges, and wellness and facility climate for youth and staff in facilities assigned to the intervention condition. Staff in facilities assigned to the intervention are eligible to receive evidence-based programming in suicide detection and prevention (Shield of Care; SOC) and wellness skill-building (Skills for Life) through training and personalized coaching. Multiple training sessions will be offered to small groups of staff in-person in residential facilities and paired with personalized in-person and virtual coaching. Staff and youth in all facilities will be asked to complete periodic surveys assessing experiences in the facility, suicide and safety knowledge and risk, and their mental health and wellness. Researchers will compare outcomes of staff in youth in facilities assigned to the intervention compared to facilities in the training-as-usual condition.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| SAFE Spaces training and coaching | Experimental | Behavioral: SAFE Spaces training and coachingStaff in facilities assigned to this arm are offered the SAFE Spaces training and coaching model. |
| Training as Usual | No intervention | –Staff in facilities assigned to this arm receive training as usual. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Placement in in ACS-run or contracted residential facilities enrolled in the study during the first 2 years of the intervention period
- Proficiency in English
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Not placed in an ACS run-or contracted facility enrolled in the study during the study period
- Lack of proficiency in English.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SAFE Spaces training and coachingStaff in facilities assigned to the intervention are eligible to receive evidence-based programming in suicide detection and prevention (Shield of Care; SOC) and wellness skill-building (Skills for Life) through training and personalized coaching. Multiple training sessions will be offered to small groups of staff in-person in residential facilities and paired with personalized in-person and virtual coaching. | Behavioural | SAFE Spaces training and coaching |
Primary outcome
Decreases in Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (Davis, 1992) and suicide subscale of Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (Grisso et al., 2001)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in suicide ideation, thoughts, and behaviors
Decreases on Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (Nock et al., 2007)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in self-harm thoughts and behaviors
Decreases on internalizing and externalizing subscales of Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (Grisso et al., 2001)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in mental health correlates of suicide
Decreased burnout and increased job efficacy on the Professional Quality of Life measure (Stramm, 2016) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory
Time frame: 1 year
Change in staff burnout and job efficacy
Change in responses on the Inventory of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms (Watson et al., 2007)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in staff mental health
Increased suicide knowledge and response skills from Tennessee's state-wide gatekeeper training (Schut & Lockman, 2013)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in suicide knowledge and response skills
Increased self-harm knowledge response skills from Tennessee's state-wide gatekeeper training (Schut & Lockman, 2013)
Time frame: 1 year
Change in self-harm knowledge and response skills
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Jan 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing SAFE Spaces training and coaching in people with Suicide and Mental Disorder, run by New York University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Decreases in Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (Davis, 1992) and suicide subscale of Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (Grisso et al., 2001) (time frame: 1 year). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Jan 2026.