(Cost)-Effectiveness of ABFT for Suicidal Youth.

"Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT): ABFT is a manualized treatment, that emerges from interpersonal theories that suggest suicide can be precipitated, exacerbated, or buffered against by the quality of family relationships. Therefore, ABFT focuses on strengthening parent-child attachment bonds to create a protective and secure base for young adult development. Sessions are scheduled weekly, and the intervention lasts on average 16 weeks.~The participants in the ABFT condition will also receive treatment as usual (TAU)."

The participants in the treatment as usual (TAU) condition will only receive regular existing care to treat suicidality in young adults.