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Effects of Implementing a Program to Develop Emotional Skills and Post-traumatic Growth in Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Child Welfare Services-a Pilot Study in the Haute-Loire Department

No phase Interventional Child Protection Service Child Welfare

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: Questionnaire and Physical Exam, Program JEMotion, mobile app.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Child Protection Service, Child Welfare. Basic parameters: 15 years — 21 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
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
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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Overview

Adolescents and young adults receiving child welfare services constitute a vulnerable population, with an overrepresentation of mental health issues and past trauma, often exacerbated by a difficult transition to independence. Current support focuses mainly on material needs, lacking specific interventions targeting psychological resilience. This study draws on literature demonstrating that the development of emotional skills and post-traumatic growth are major protective factors promoting psychosocial adaptation and mental health.

Interventions

  • Other Questionnaire and Physical Exam
    completion of all questionnaires : * l'Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire * Benevolent Childhood Experiences * Emotional Competency Profile * psychological distress (K6) * Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale * Post traumatic Growth Inventory * Attention Assessment Tests * Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale * Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
  • Other Program JEMotion
    Programm JEMotion : 6-week emotional skills development and psychoeducation program. It consists of 8 modules of 2 hours each. The program is structured around a variety of activities based on pedagogical and experiential principles. It includes enriching emotional vocabulary, identifying emotional components, and exploring their functional value.
  • Other mobile app
    Mobile app promoting mental health for teens aged 14 to 17. It is a gamified, self-guided 6-week digital program (about 1 hour per week), incorporating techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, positive psychology, and lifestyle medicine. The game offers a narrative journey through an imaginary world consisting of six islands, each corresponding to a health and well-being theme: physical activity, stress management, sleep, addictive behaviors, emotional regulation, automatic thoughts, and s

Primary outcome measures

  • Emotional Competence [Time frame: Baseline and 6 months]
  • post-traumatic growth [Time frame: Baseline and 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
  • Mental well-being [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week before intervention and 6 months]
  • Psychological distress [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week before intervention and 6 months]
  • executive functions [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week before intervention and 6 months]
  • Attention [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week before intervention and 6 months]
  • working memory [Time frame: Baseline, 1 week before intervention and 6 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Minors: > 15 to < 18 years old:
  • Be taken in or accompanied by a child protection service.
  • Have given informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Have obtained authorization from those with parental authority.

Young adults aged ≥ 18 to 21:

  • Have signed a young adult contract (CJM) with the Child Welfare Service (ASE).
  • Have given their informed consent to participate in the study.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Non-randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Supportive care

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07334704 · RIPH3_PEREIRA_JEMotion43

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗