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Randomized Controlled Trial of a Strategic Disclosure Intervention for Suicide Attempt Survivors

2020 Young Investigator

Amount Awarded: $90,000

Focus Area: Clinical Treatment

Lindsay Sheehan, PhD

Lindsay Sheehan, Ph.D.

Illinois Institute of Technology

Inside the Research

The disclosure of suicidal thoughts and behaviors can lead to increased support and opportunities for self-reflection, which are important for preventing suicide. However, those who talk about their suicidal thoughts and behaviors sometimes face negative responses from the people they tell. The 2Share Program, which offers a peer-led intervention focusing on disclosure among those who survived a suicide attempt, will be studied. Improvements in social outcomes and disclosure behaviors, as well as reductions in suicidal thoughts and behaviors, depression, and stigma are the studied outcomes.