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This is the first study to examine factors associated with effective enrollment in a clinical trial for women with suicidality. Attitudinal factors, socioeconomic factors, and severity in clinical picture were not significant barriers for individuals in this study. Unlike some previous research, we were able to effectively recruit individuals with depression and suicidality. We attribute this high recruitment rate to using social media as a recruitment platform, using advertisements which made it clear that we are looking for women with suicidal thoughts, and encouraging women during the study to accurately describe the extent to which they feel depressed and suicidal. We established rapport with our participants by conveying that we wish to understand them and would work with them on an outpatient basis given that they did not show express clear imminent risk of suicide attempt.

Despite significant efforts to recruit minority participants, such as creating specific ads for minorities, and having a diverse staff, race was a barrier to recruiting African American and Asian American women. At this point, it remains largely unknown why we were unsuccessful in recruiting minority women. This is especially unclear given that traditionally assumed barriers were not associated with failure to enroll. It is imperative that future researchers include suicidal women in clinical research and determine why minority women are less likely to enroll in these studies. By determining the true barriers that prevent minority women from participating in research, we will be able to make research more inclusive so that the results of our studies can

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