Sanctuary Youth Series Randomized Control Trial
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Mental Health Youth Series.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mental Health, Mental Health Help-Seeking, Mental Health Literacy. Basic parameters: 11 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Youth Series Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries Randomized Control Trial
Overview
Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries designed an eight-week program for youth ages 11-15 that uses games, short films, discussion questions, and exercises to engage with mental health and faith topics. The intervention package includes a facilitation guide and a guide for parents and caregivers. The program is intended to be conducted by an experienced facilitator, although there is no specific training provided for facilitators outside of the facilitation guide. The facilitator would lead groups of 11-15 year olds by leading games, showing the films, and facilitating discussion. The series is freely available on Sanctuary's website; individuals can access the material by creating an account, logging in, and downloading the course content. This RCT is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Youth Series course on improving youth's mental health literacy, knowledge, and attitudes towards help-seeking.
Detailed description
Churches will be recruited to the study based on social media sites and through Sanctuary's newsletter distribution lists. Churches who agree to participate in the study will be randomized to one of two groups, the Pilot Group that receives the 8-week series, and the Comparison Group, that does not receive the series. Both groups will be asked to complete a baseline survey and then a follow-up (end line) survey 8-weeks later. The results will be scored and compared between the two groups.
Interventions
- Other Mental Health Youth Series
The Mental Health Youth Series is an eight-week program for youth ages 11-15 that uses games, short films, discussion questions, and exercises to engage with mental health and faith topics. The intervention package includes a facilitation guide and a guide for parents and caregivers. The program is intended to be conducted by an experienced facilitator, although there is no specific training provided for facilitators outside of the facilitation guide.
Primary outcome measures
- Mental Health Knowledge [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Youth between the ages of 11-18 attending a youth group that has been recruited to the study.
Exclusion criteria
- Youth outside of the age range that are not attending a youth group recruited to the study.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Excellence in Giving Insights — Colorado Springs
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06693713 · Pending