Phase III Trial Opens: Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Suicide Risk — What Emergency Clinicians Need to Know
247 Health News Editorial
·3 May 2026
·4 min read
·clinical-trialsNew randomised trial examines whether text messaging interventions can improve parental adherence to lethal means restriction following adolescent suicide-related emergency department visits. The study targets a critical gap in suicide prevention care transitions.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
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