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Suicide Assessment and Feasible Evidence-based Treatments for Youth Living With HIV in Lilongwe

RecruitingNA

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Conditions: HIV, Suicide

Interventions: Behavioral: Enhanced Friendship Bench + Safety Planning, Augmented usual care

Countries: Malawi

The overall aim of this study is to determine the feasibility, fidelity, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the Friendship Bench +Safety Planning intervention in reducing suicidal ideation and behaviors (SIBs) and improving HIV engagement amongst adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) when compared to augmented usual care.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 13 Years to 19 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 13-19
* Diagnosed with HIV
* Report current or historical suicidal ideation and behaviors (SIBs) on question 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire modified for adolescents (PHQ-9-A) and the Ask Suicide-Screening questionnaire (ASQ)
* Living in the clinic's catchment area with intention to remain for more than 1 year
* Willing to provide consent (age 18+ or 16-17 years old and married and thereby considered emancipated minors per Malawi law) or assent with parental consent (age 13-17).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refuse to participate
* Refuse to be audio-taped for in-depth interviews

Locations (4)

Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe, Malawi
Lilongwe, Malawi