HEALTHY (Health Education Adolescent Leadership Training to Help Youth) Leaders

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress

In brief

This project will measure baseline stress among a group of youth in foster and kinship care. The investigators will implement a pilot program to target stress reduction by using an evidence-based group therapy technique teaching mindfulness skills. The investigators hypothesize that the mindfulness skills will help youth to reduce stress, which will be measured using psychological and physiological techniques.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01708291

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

45

Starts

2012-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-23

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ages 14-21 years at time of intervention being offered, offered to youth in out of home care (e.g. foster and kinship care)

You may not qualify if…

• severe developmental delay
• non English speaking, not in age range

Where it is running

• University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States

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