Addressing Mental Health in African American Job Training Adolescents and Young Adults

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This project's focus is twofold-to change the culture of an employment training program for adolescents and young adults (Youth Opportunities, or "YO") to more fully address the many mental health issues faced by its participants and to expand and improve the quantity and quality of mental health services for YO members. Four project components have been carefully selected to address the mental health issues of YO members: (1) Mental health education/training for YO staff and peer leaders, (2) Mental health education activities for YO members, (3) mental health screening on all newly enrolling YO members, and (4) comprehensive mental health services for YO members. These project components will be implemented at the HEBCAC YO Program (subsequently referred to as "Eastside" YO), with the Westside YO Program initially participating as a control site. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Adolescent Health, led by Dr. Darius Tandon of the Department of Pediatrics, will conduct the research examining the effectiveness of these mental health services and supports. There are four project objectives. First, the proposed activities will increase YO members' knowledge of mental health resources and decrease stigma associated with seeking mental health services. Second, the investigators will see an increase in YO members' receipt of needed mental health services. Third, the investigators will see improvement in YO members' mental health. Fourth, as a result of their improved mental health, YO members will more actively engage in YO program activities and achieve more key program milestones (e.g., GED completion). These objectives are sequential, with later objectives predicated on the achievement of earlier ones.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00979524

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

782

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-07

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All newly enrolling Eastside and Westside YO members during the study period will be eligible for study participation.

You may not qualify if…

• We will not enroll YO members currently in foster care in this study.

Where it is running

• Baltimore City Eastside and Westside Youth Opportunity Centers — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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