TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven

Description

The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with comprehensive financial education for the re-entry population as well as their family members, and (2) fostering greater support for mental health by training a trusted network of community members in trauma-informed counseling.

Conditions

Firearm Injury

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with comprehensive financial education for the re-entry population as well as their family members, and (2) fostering greater support for mental health by training a trusted network of community members in trauma-informed counseling.

TRUE HAVEN: TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven

TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven

Condition
Firearm Injury
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Haven

Beaver Hills, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511

New Haven

Newhallville, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06514

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 or above
  • * Family member currently incarcerated or person returning from prison within the last 12 months
  • * Live in one of the six neighborhoods with highest rates of gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut
  • * Plans to leave the study area within 1 year

Ages Eligible for Study

to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Yale University,

Emily Wang, MD, MAS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2026-09