@article{ref1,
title="Improving care linkage for racial-ethnic minority youths receiving emergency department treatment for suicidality: SAFETY-A",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2022",
author="Kodish, Tamar and Lau, Anna S. and Belin, Thomas R. and Berk, Michele S. and Asarnow, Joan R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youths-Acute (SAFETY-A), a brief strengths-based, cognitive-behavioral family intervention, on racial-ethnic minority youths receiving emergency department (ED) treatment for suicidal episodes. <br><br>METHODS: Participants were 105 racial-ethnic minority youths enrolled in a randomized controlled trial evaluating SAFETY-A versus enhanced usual care for youths receiving ED treatment for suicidal episodes. Analyses examined group effects on care linkage after discharge and adequate treatment dose. A sample of 55 White youths was included for comparison. <br><br>RESULTS: Racial-ethnic minority youths who received SAFETY-A had higher treatment linkage rates than those receiving usual care. Adequate treatment dose rates did not differ by group. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Racial-ethnic minority youths receiving SAFETY-A had higher treatment linkage rates after discharge than those receiving usual care. SAFETY-A is a promising approach to enhance care continuity and mental health equity for racial-ethnic minority youths at risk for suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.20220129",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220129"
}