Brief Intervention Addressing Stigma Among Parents of Children With Mental Health Problems

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Conditions studied: Depression Disorders, ADHD, Substance Abuse, Social Stigma, Help-Seeking Behavior, Caregiver Burden

In brief

The goal of this study is to test the efficacy of brief video interventions parental internalized stigma and stigma-related outcomes (e.g., treatment intentions, caregiver burden, secrecy) among parents (ages 25-50) of children ages 6-18 with depression, ADHD, or substance use problems. Timely identification and treatment of mental health problems in youth is a public health priority. However, many youth do not receive treatment, and stigma has been identified as the primary barrier to help-seeking. Parents experience stigma related to their children having mental health problems, which has been associated with reduced help-seeking and increased parental distress. Prior experiments have found brief video-based interventions (BVIs), 1-2 minute videos similar to those viewed by youth on social media platforms, based on the principle of "social contact" with individuals affected by a stigmatized condition, effective in reducing mental health stigma and increasing help-seeking. In this 4-arm RCT, the investigators will recruit parents aged 25-50 using an online crowdsourcing platform, to test the efficacy of BVIs featuring a personal parent narrative of their experience with their child's a) depression, b) ADHD, or c) substance use, or d) a control condition that provides general written psychoeducational information without social contact.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07594730

Run by

New York State Psychiatric Institute

People needed

1600

Starts

2026-07-06

Expected to finish

2026-09-06

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-30

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-identify as English Speaking
• Live in the US
• Ages 25-50
• Have a child 6-18 years old with either depression, ADHD, or a substance use problem

You may not qualify if…

• Do not speak English
• Do not live in the US
• <25 or >50
• Do not have a child between ages 6-18 with depression, ADHD, or a substance use problem

Where it is running

• Columbia University Irving Medical Center — New York, New York, United States

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