F-PGT - Prolonged Grief Treatment for Families Affected by Suicide

Exclusion Criteria

• •Limited cognitive abilities to assent or to participate in the therapy (e.g., acute mania, psychosis, severe autism spectrum disorder)
• •Unstable serious medical condition
• •Current residence is in a state in which none of the study therapists are licensed (i.e., Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon)
• •Has a substance use disorder (determined by KSADS during the baseline assessment)
• •Is currently in therapy and unwilling to pause it for the study duration, or begins therapy during the period of study participation
• •Those with active suicidality (C-SSRS scores of 3 or higher)
• •Those who report any suicidal behaviors in the past year (i.e., suicide attempt, interrupted attempt, aborted attempt, preparatory behaviors), including any formal crisis management in the past year (e.g., presented at emergency department for suicidality), as assessed at baseline.
• •Age younger than 18 years old
• •Limited cognitive abilities to consent (e.g., acute mania, psychosis)
• •Unstable serious medical condition
• •For those with active suicidality (C-SSRS scores of 3 or higher), eligibility will be determined by the clinical team and PIs based on prior history of suicidality, access to lethal means, availability social support, reasons for living, and engagement in safety planning.
• •Those who report any suicidal behaviors in the past year (i.e., suicide attempt, interrupted attempt, aborted attempt, preparatory behaviors), including any formal crisis management in the past year (e.g., presented at emergency department for suicidality), as assessed at baseline.
• •Is currently in therapy and unwilling to pause it for the study duration, or begins therapy during the study duration
• •Current residence is in a state in which none of the study therapists are licensed (i.e., Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon)
• •Has a substance use disorder (determined by SCID during the baseline assessment)