protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06353711, orgStudyIdInfo id: IRB-23-0746, secondaryIdInfos id: R34MH129782, type: NIH, link: https://reporter.nih.gov/quickSearch/R34MH129782, briefTitle: CA-LINC Black Youth Suicide Detection and Intervention Study, acronym: CA-LINC, statusModule overallStatus: NOT_YET_RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-08, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2025-03, completionDateStruct date: 2025-05, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-04-09, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-10, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: University of North Carolina, Charlotte, class: OTHER, collaborators name: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), descriptionModule briefSummary: The Culturally Adapted Linking Individuals Needing Care (CA-LINC) study will recruit a sample of Black youth to participate in a two-arm parallel-comparison single-blinded pilot randomized control trial (RCT). For the pilot RCT, 68 Black youth participants ages 14-19 who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: CA-LINC (n=34) or TAU (n=34).CA-LINC is a 90-day culturally adapted LINC intervention developed with and for Black youth. The CA-LINC intervention integrates engagement and follow-up strategies to assess/monitor suicide risk, facilitate service use referrals/linkages, develop/reﬁne safety plans, and create villages of care. The CA-LINC intervention incorporates African-centered principles and empowerment and motivational strategies aimed to support, enhance strengths, promote hope, improve family relationships, and reinforce caring messages. This consumer-, community-, and theory-driven care coordination intervention is designed to reduce suicide ideation and behavior (SIB) by improving service engagement and delivery standards.CA-LINC is implemented by Peer Support Specialists and Community Health Workers assigned to mental health "hubs" in Black Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) that facilitate standardization and access to care for Black youth/families regardless of religious affiliation. Black FBOs effectively mobilize Black communities to promote positive health behaviors. The RCT will explore the "fit" of the culturally adapted intervention (CA-LINC) in Black communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, and inform a scalable RCT for a future study., conditionsModule conditions: Suicide, conditions: Suicide Prevention, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: RANDOMIZED, interventionModel: PARALLEL, primaryPurpose: PREVENTION, maskingInfo masking: TRIPLE, whoMasked: PARTICIPANT, whoMasked: CARE_PROVIDER, whoMasked: INVESTIGATOR, enrollmentInfo count: 68, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: CA-LINC Intervention, interventions name: Treatment as Usual, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Change in Suicide Ideation, primaryOutcomes measure: Change in Suicide Behaviors, otherOutcomes measure: Treatment Acceptability, otherOutcomes measure: Change in Therapeutic Alliance, otherOutcomes measure: Change in Cultural Humility, otherOutcomes measure: Change in Family Relationships, otherOutcomes measure: Change in Engagement Behaviors, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 14 Years, maximumAge: 19 Years, stdAges: CHILD, stdAges: ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, city: Charlotte, state: North Carolina, zip: 28223, country: United States, contacts name: Sonyia Richardson, PhD, role: CONTACT, phone: 704-687-7935, email: smcopela@charlotte.edu, contacts name: Sonyia C Richardson, PhD, role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, geoPoint lat: 35.22709, lon: -80.84313, hasResults: False