Brief Suicide & Trauma Therapy for Suicide Risk

The investigators have developed an integrated suicide intervention, Brief Suicide and Trauma Therapy (BSTT). BSTT combines Brief-Skills for Safer Living (Brief-SfSL)-a promising method to enhance coping skills and reduce suicidality-with a trauma therapy component to alleviate the specific impacts of childhood trauma on suicide risk. The aim of this pilot is to test 12-weeks of BSTT to alleviate suicide risk among individuals with a history of childhood trauma and current suicidality.

Inclusion Criteria:Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation > 10Presence of childhood trauma defined by a minimum moderate score on any of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire subscales (emotional abuse, physical, abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglectPresence of any psychiatric diagnosisAbility to provide informed consentNot receiving other psychotherapy concurrentlyAbility to undergo psychotherapy in EnglishExclusion Criteria:The presence of cognitive impairment that would limit consent or understanding of BSTTThe presence of active psychosisUnwilling or unable to provide informed consent