CAMPUS - Feasibility Sub-Study

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We will enroll moderately to severely suicidal college students in the "emerging adulthood" phase (ages 18-25) seeking services at CCCs. Forty-four participants (N=44) from four CCCs will be randomized to one of three treatments delivered via a hybrid model: (1) a suicide-focused treatment - Collabo...

We will enroll moderately to severely suicidal college students in the "emerging adulthood" phase (ages 18-25) seeking services at CCCs. Forty-four participants (N=44) from four CCCs will be randomized to one of three treatments delivered via a hybrid model: (1) a suicide-focused treatment - Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) for 4-8 weeks (n=16); (2) Treatment as Usual (TAU) for 4-8 weeks (n=16); or (3) Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for 16 weeks (n=12), which includes individual therapy, skills training, phone/text coaching for the clients, and peer consultation for the counselors. Sufficient responders to CAMS or TAU will discontinue services/be stepped down after 4-8 weeks. Non-responders to CAMS or TAU will be re-randomized to one of two higher intensity/dosage intervention options for an additional 8 weeks of treatment: (1) CAMS (either continued or administered for the first time) or (2) Comprehensive DBT. For the feasibility study, we will also enroll 12 CCC counselors (3 per site) who will serve as study counselor participants and periodically complete measures focused on the experience of counselors working with suicidal college students.

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