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Interpreting a Disappointing Caring Contacts Trial: Negative Finding or Failed Intervention?

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  • Michael H. Allen

  • November 2, 2026

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    American Indian and Alaska Native adults.

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    Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide-related hospitalizations.

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    709 participants enrolled (97% of the planned sample); 454 (64.0%) completed 12-month follow-up.

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    “39 of 238 (16.4%) assigned to enhanced usual care and 34 of 240 (14.2%) assigned to Caring Contacts.”.

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    No; the between-group difference was not significant.

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A Negative or a Failed Trial of Caring Contacts—Understanding a Disappointing Result

  • by Michael H. Allen

  • November 2, 2026

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