Intervention to Prevent Behavioral Health Symptoms Among Pandemic Affected Children

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Conditions studied: Emotional Distress, Prosocial Behavior, Pandemic, COVID-19, Coping Skills, Social Support

In brief

Racial and ethnic minority children who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are disproportionately impacted by pandemic and climate-induced disasters. Although effective interventions have been designed to treat mental health related symptoms in post-disaster settings, accessible, empirically supported prevention interventions are needed to prevent the onset of mental and behavioral health issues among these children. Building on our preliminary findings, the proposed study examines the efficacy and implementation of a COVID-19 adapted disaster focused prevention intervention, Journey of Hope-C19, in preventing behavioral health and interpersonal problems among racial and ethnic minority children who live in low-resource high poverty communities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05639465

Run by

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

People needed

800

Starts

2022-11-15

Expected to finish

2027-05-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-23

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• child experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and an additional large-scale disaster
• child score is 5 or above on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• child is in 3- 8th grade at enrollment
• the parent or guardian must complete informed consent and child assent
• child must speak English or Spanish.

You may not qualify if…

• child is currently receiving treatment for a diagnosed mental health condition
• children who are not able to interact with other students in a group work format, regardless of IEP status

Where it is running

• Boys and Girls Club of Manatee County — Bradenton, Florida, United States (enrolling)
• R'Club Child Care, Inc. — St. Petersburg, Florida, United States (enrolling)
• Communities in Schools Gulf South — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (enrolling)
• Dickinson Independent School District — Dickinson, Texas, United States (enrolling)
• Communities in Schools of Galveston County — La Marque, Texas, United States (enrolling)
• Bay District Schools — Panama City, Florida, United States
• CARE Connections — Houston, Texas, United States
• Communities in Schools Palm Beach — West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
• Coalition for Compassionate Schools — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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