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A Mental Health Services Engagement Program for Racial and Ethnic Minority Young Adults
Researchers aim to test a brief culturally-responsive young adult orientation program for community mental health services. They will conduct a 24-month randomized trial with 80 young adults from racial and ethnic minority groups in a community-based mental health clinic.
ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT06508450
PhaseNA
Enrollment80
SponsorNew York University
Age18 Years
SexALL
Conditions studied
Psychosis, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Depressive Disorder
About this study
Researchers aim to test a brief culturally-responsive young adult orientation program for community mental health services. They will conduct a 24-month randomized trial with 80 young adults from racial and ethnic minority groups in a community-based mental health clinic.
Interventions
- Behavioral: Just Do You — Just Do You Core Intervention utilizes creative arts and a provider team of a licensed clinician and professional peer to increase young adult engagement in adult outpatient mental health programs. Content addresses recovery, advantages of using mental health services, working with providers, stigma, and mental health literacy.
- Behavioral: Component A — Content addresses participant cultural identities and how they may be barriers and facilitators to on-going engagement with services.
- Behavioral: Component B — Content addresses identity-based motivations for on-going engagement with services and hope for the future.
- Behavioral: Component C — Content addresses community and environmental barriers and facilitators to on-going engagement with services and self-efficacy.
Primary outcomes
- Participant acceptability questionnaire (Immediately after the intervention)
- Qualitative interviews (Immediately after the intervention)
- Intervention adherence (Baseline through study completion, an average of 2 years; repeated measure to assess change through study completion)
Eligibility information
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 18-34
* From groups other than non-Hispanic White
* Enrolled in services at the partnering clinic site
Exclusion Criteria:
* Cognitive impairments (i.e., young adult cannot understand consent process)
* Unable to comprehend and speak English
Study locations
- The Jewish Board, The Bronx, New York 10457 United States
Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.