Adolescent Suicide Loss Survivors Grief Intervention Group

NCT07151092 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-390
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study will provide evidence-based recommendations for designing interventions tailored to adolescents dealing with suicide loss. By exploring how these young people experience and make meaning of their grief, the study will contribute to the development of best practices for mental health professionals and educators working with suicide loss survivors. This study will provide evidence-based recommendations for designing interventions tailored to adolescents dealing with suicide loss. By exploring how these young people experience and make meaning of their grief, the study will contribute to the development of best practices for mental health professionals and educators working with suicide loss survivors. This study will enhance scientific understanding by examining how adolescents experience grief after suicide loss and identifying which components of bereavement interventions are most effective for this age group. It will improve societal welfare by informing the development of targeted, evidence-based support programs that address the unique mental health needs of bereaved adolescents. Long-term, the findings may reduce the risk of complicated grief and suicidality, support emotional resilience, and guide best practices in schools, clinics, and community settings for supporting youth after traumatic loss.

Conditions

Grief

Keywords

Suicide Loss; Stigmatized Grief; Bereavement; Traumatic grief; adolescent grief group; coping; continuing bonds; hope

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Hope & Coping

  Perceived Hope Scale and Brief COPE

  Pre intervention, 2 weeks post, 6 weeks post

• Grief Experience

  Hogan Inventory of Bereavement, Short Form, Child and Adolescent HIB-SF-CA

  Pre intervention, 2 weeks post, and 6 weeks post.

• Continuing Bonds

  Continuing Bonds Scale

  Pre-intervention, 2 weeks post, 6 weeks post intervention

• Personal Growth

  the Hogan Inventory of Bereavement, Short Form, Child and Adolescent HIB-SF-CA

  Pre intervention, 2 weeks post, 6 weeks post

• Therapeutic Factors

  Therapeutic Factors Inventory- Short Form TFI-S

  Immediately following Intervention

Study Arms (1)

Adolescent Grief Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will include up to 20 adolescents (ages 13-17) who are survivors of suicide loss and have volunteered to participate in the one day experiential group intervention that will include education, interaction, and client centered counseling groups.

Behavioral: Adolescent Grief Group

Interventions

Adolescent Grief Group BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will include psycho-education, peer-support, and professional supportive counseling from licensed clinicians.

Adolescent Grief Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \- Adolescents aged 13-17 years.
• Survivor of suicide loss.
• Permission from parent or guardian.

You may not qualify if:

• Adolescents who have not experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nova Southeastern University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Carly Paro-Tompkins, Ed.D.

CONTACT

17274824890; cparo1@nova.edu

Elda Veloso, Ph.D.

CONTACT

305-742-8826; veloso@nova.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 27, 2025
• First Posted: September 3, 2025
• Study Start: September 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2026
• Study Completion: March 1, 2026
• Last Updated: September 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share