Navigating Resource-Constrained Systems and Communities to Promote the Behavioral Health of Black Youth

Description

This study aims to reduce racial disparities in child mental health care by examining the impact of a child behavioral health navigator (cbhNs) intervention in which cbhNs (n=15) will be trained to deliver an evidence-based family engagement, psychoeducation and support intervention to 390 early adolescent youth (10 to 14 years) and their families of African descent living in geographically defined St. Louis north city and county neighborhoods.

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study aims to reduce racial disparities in child mental health care by examining the impact of a child behavioral health navigator (cbhNs) intervention in which cbhNs (n=15) will be trained to deliver an evidence-based family engagement, psychoeducation and support intervention to 390 early adolescent youth (10 to 14 years) and their families of African descent living in geographically defined St. Louis north city and county neighborhoods.

Navigating Resource-Constrained Systems and Communities to Promote the Behavioral Health of Black Youth

Navigating Resource-Constrained Systems and Communities to Promote the Behavioral Health of Black Youth

Condition
Disruptive Behavior Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Saint Louis

Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63130

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

  • 2. CbhN:

Ages Eligible for Study

10 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Washington University School of Medicine,

Mary M McKay, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Washington University School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2024-05-31