Enhanced psychosocial assessment and rapid follow-up care for people presenting to emergency departments with self-harm and/or suicidal ideation: the Assured feasibility study and internal pilot trial

CONCLUSION: The feasibility study indicated that both the intervention and research processes were acceptable. However, the internal pilot trial revealed substantial challenges in recruiting patients and delivering the intervention in the ED context. Adaptations to the trial design and intervention are proposed to enable the Assured approach to be tested in a future trial, to improve care for this underserved …