RECRUITING

Mental Health in Primary Care

Description

The goal of this study is to evaluate in an effectiveness-implementation type I hybrid trial, an enhanced version of eHealth Familias Unidas for reducing depressive, anxious symptoms and suicide behavior in Hispanic youth. The study will use a randomized rollout design with 18 pediatric primary care clinics in the South Florida area.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to evaluate in an effectiveness-implementation type I hybrid trial, an enhanced version of eHealth Familias Unidas for reducing depressive, anxious symptoms and suicide behavior in Hispanic youth. The study will use a randomized rollout design with 18 pediatric primary care clinics in the South Florida area.

Scaling a Parenting Evidence Based Intervention (EBI) for Latinx Youth Mental Health in Primary Care

Mental Health in Primary Care

Condition
Depression, Anxiety
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Miami

Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Miami, Florida, United States, 33010

Miami

Broward Community Health, Miami, Florida, United States, 33021

Miami

Community Health of South Florida, Miami, Florida, United States, 33023

Miami

Medlife Clinical Research, Miami, Florida, United States, 33125

Miami

Prime Care Health, Miami, Florida, United States, 33134

Miami

Care Resource, Miami, Florida, United States, 33135

Miami

Mailman for Child Devlopment, Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Miami

Pediatric Mobile Clinic, Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Miami

UM Pediatric Mobile Clinic, Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Miami

UM UHealth Pediatrics at the Professional Arts Center, Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Female and male adolescents, who self-identify as Hispanic (or Latino(a))
  • 2. Adolescent between the ages of 12 - 16 years
  • 3. Adolescent living with an adult primary caregiver who is willing to participate
  • 4. Families must have broadband internet access on a device, including (but not limited to) a smartphone, iPad, tablet, computer at their home or other location (e.g., school, library, etc.)
  • 5. Families screening positive on poor family communication (a score of less than 75 on the communication measure; see measures) or youth reporting elevated depressive or anxiety symptom scores (defined as 70 to 90 on the K-CAT) or a history of suicide behavior (ideation or attempts).
  • * Families reporting plans to move out of the South Florida area during the study period.

Ages Eligible for Study

12 Years to 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Miami,

Guillermo Prado, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Miami

C. Hendricks Brown, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Northwestern University

Study Record Dates

2026-11-30