Collaborative Hub to Reduce Burden of Suicide Among Urban Indian and Alaska Native Youth (SUNDANCE)

Status: Current

Grant Start: 08/01/2017

Grant End: 05/31/2022

The Collaborative Hub to Reduce Burden of Suicide Among Urban Indian and Alaska Native Youth (SUNDANCE) is a multi-stage study to evaluate three distinct aspects of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) as an approach to suicide prevention in urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) young adults. Our goals are to evaluate existing SBIRT programs in urban Native primary care organizations to identify and address factors that affect implementation and subsequent prevention of suicide among their AI/AN youth and young adult patients (SBIRT component). SUNDANCE will then conduct a randomized control trial of the effectiveness of enhancing these SBIRT programs by sending caring text messages to increase resilience through social connectedness and engagement and thereby reduce suicidal ideation, attempts, and hospitalizations (RCT component).

Partners

  • University of Colorado - Denver
  • University of New Mexico
  • First Nations Community HealthSource

Funding Sponsors

  • Federal - National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • National Institute of Mental Health

Study Type

  • Randomized controlled trial
  • Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment

Study Characteristics

  • Ages 18 plus

Principal Investigator(s)

Team Member(s)

Heath Research Initiatives

  • American Indian and Alaska Native
  • Urban

Focus Areas

  • Mental health
  • Suicide prevention