Aftercare Focus Study (AFS): A Clinical Trial to Reduce Short-Term Suicide Risk After Hospitalization

"CAMS is a suicide-focused intervention that stabilizes the suicidal patient and identifies, targets, and treats patient-defined suicidal drivers-the problems (e.g., trauma, financial issues, relationship loss) that compel a patient to consider suicide. CAMS is theoretically agnostic, patient-centered, and can be used across different suicidal populations and clinical settings."

Treatment as Usual was based on the staff, policies, and procedures of the community mental health center Next Day Appointment clinic (CMHC) affiliated with our university. Research therapists and the research psychiatrist were hired from the CMHC staff who followed standard CMHC policies and procedures.