Article: Comparative effectiveness of safety planning intervention with instrumental support calls (ISC) versus safety planning intervention with two-way text message caring contacts (CC) in adolescent and adults screening positive for suicide risk in emergency departments and primary care clinics: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (Radin et al., 2023).

Takeaways:

• People are thinking more deeply about how to ensure safety plans are more than just a piece of paper, but a meaningful tool for people at risk and their supports.
• Watch this space: This study will test which is more effective: safety planning plus two-way text messaging caring contacts (CC) or safety planning plus phone calls (called instrumental support calls (ISC) in adolescents and adults.

Article: Comparative effectiveness of safety planning intervention with instrumental support calls (ISC) versus safety planning intervention with two-way text message caring contacts (CC) in adolescent and adults screening positive for suicide risk in emergency departments and primary care clinics: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (Radin et al., 2023)