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Phase III Trial Opens: Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Adolescent Suicide Risk — What Emergency Clinicians Need to Know

247 Health News Editorial

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3 May 2026

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4 min read

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New 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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