SecureHomes for Suicide Prevention
(SecureHomes Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
Firearm suicide prevention is a leading VA priority. To date, no intervention has been shown to encourage Veterans with elevated suicide risk to adopt secure firearm storage practices to reduce their suicide risk. The proposed effort will test whether the SecureHomes intervention can encourage Veterans with elevated suicide risk to adopt secure firearm storage practices, such as voluntarily removing firearms from their households or securing them with locking devices.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Joseph A Simonetti, MD MPH
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for veterans who are at higher risk of suicide. Participants must have access to firearms and be willing to consider changes in how they store or secure their guns.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- SecureHomes
Trial Overview
The study compares two approaches: the SecureHomes program, which helps veterans adopt safer firearm storage practices, and standard health and stress counseling. Participants are randomly assigned to one group.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Participants receive the SecureHomes lethal means intervention: one virtual session of about 20-30 minutes plus an optional follow-up of about 5-10 minutes. Sessions are delivered by clinicians with suicide prevention experience who are trained in firearm cultural competency and firearm-specific motivational interviewing. Participants can receive educational print materials and no-cost firearm locking devices based on their preferences.
Participants receive Health and Stress Counseling, matched in time to the SecureHomes arm: one virtual session of about 20-30 minutes plus an optional follow-up of about 5-10 minutes. Sessions focus on promoting healthy, stress-reducing behaviors and contain no active components specific to firearm storage.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
VA Office of Research and Development
Lead Sponsor
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