iKinnect2.0 for Juvenile Justice Involved Youth at Risk for Suicide
Child Behavior Disorders, Suicide and Self-harm
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Child Behavior Disorders focused on measuring Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Adolescent Suicidality, Self-Help Device, Assistive Technology
Eligibility Criteria
PARENT/GUARDIAN INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- 18 years or older
- Fluent in English
- Owns an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan and is the primary user of the phone
- Primary caregiver and supervisor of a youth aged 15-21 on probation or receiving post-incarceration reentry services at time of screening
YOUTH INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Age 15-21 years
- Fluent in English
- Possesses and is the primary user of an Android or iPhone-based smartphone with a data plan
- Currently resides in same household as linked parent/legal guardian at least 5 days per week
- Has been arrested at least once and is receiving community-based JJ services related to probation or re-entry
- At significant risk for suicide, as evidenced by one of the following: one or more lifetime suicide attempts; elevated past-month suicidal ideation (>24 on the SIQ-JR99, or self-injury repetition (>3 lifetime self-harm episodes, including one in the past 12 weeks before screening)
- Willing to disclose NSSI and suicidal behaviors to parent
To ensure consistency of planned and actual enrollment, particularly of Black youth, researchers will begin to exclude youth of certain races once pre-established recruitment milestones for a specific racial group is achieved.
Sites / Locations
- Evidence-Based Practice Institute
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
iKinnect2.0
Attention-Control Placebo App & Supporting Materials
Parent-Youth dyads assigned to the iKinnect2.0 condition will be given access to the iKinnect2.0 app that has been developed for this study. Parent and youth will be asked to download the app to their phone during the baseline assessment process and asked to use it as often as they would like throughout the duration of the 16 week trial. The app is designed to be used several times throughout each day.
Parent-Youth dyads assigned to the control condition will be asked to download the free Life360 app to their phone during the baseline assessment process and will also be given access to an online suicide resources brochure. Participants will be asked to use the control-condition app and associated materials as often as they would like throughout the duration of the 16 week trial.