Heart to Heart: Testing a Sexual Health Training for Foster and Kinship Caregivers

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sexual Behavior, Conflict, Family, Pregnancy Related, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Family and Household

In brief

Heart to Heart is a brief pregnancy prevention training program delivered to foster and kinship caregivers to prevent unintended pregnancy in foster youth. The training delivers easy to understand information on sexual health, contraception, and adolescent development. It also includes a brief behavioral training, and information on effective communication, monitoring strategies, and social support. The curriculum was piloted in Los Angeles. Investigators will test the intervention in a randomized control trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03331016

Run by

Seattle Children's Hospital

People needed

62

Starts

2017-08-02

Expected to finish

2019-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Is a foster or kinship caregiver in Los Angeles County.
• Has a youth age 11-21 who has lived with them for at least 3 months in the past year.
• Anticipates that at least one youth age 11-21 will continue to live with them for the next 12 months.
• Is available for either training group (immediate or in 6 months).

You may not qualify if…

• Does not anticipate youth will stay in their home for 12 months
• Does not have a youth age 11-21 in their home
• Cannot commit to being randomized to either training group.

Where it is running

• Pasadena City College — Pasadena, California, United States
• Los Angeles Mission College — Sylmar, California, United States

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