Efficacy of a Multi-level School Intervention for LGBTQ Youth

Conditions studied

Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Coping Behavior, Sexual Minority Stress, Suicidality, Substance Use, Bullying, Harassment

About this study

Efficacy of a Multi-level School Intervention for LGBTQ Youth

Interventions

• Behavioral: Proud & Empowered — Proud \& Empowered! is a school-based intervention to decrease sexual minority stress and improve coping among LGBTQ students. It is administered by school counselors and trained social workers.
• Behavioral: Control Group — Schools in this condition will not receive the Proud \& Empowered intervention. Students in this condition will provide data spaced to align with the timing of the intervention delivered to schools in the other study arm.

Primary outcomes

• Sexual Minority Stress Inventory (Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks))
• Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) (Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks))
• PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) (Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks))
• Beck Depression Inventory (Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks))
• Coping Strategies Inventory (Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks))
• Adapted CSSRS Suicide Questions (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale) (Change between baseline and post-intervention/follow-up (12 weeks))