Family Peer Navigator Model to Improve Access and Engagement in Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Psychosis in Black Families

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to develop, refine, and test a Family Peer Navigator model to help Black/African American families access and engage in coordinated specialty care programs for early psychosis. The study is conducted in three phases, focusing on increasing access and initial engagement in care for families with loved ones at risk of psychosis. It combines mixed methods to evaluate the model's acceptability, feasibility, and early impacts. The study involves two interventions: the Family Peer Navigator model and a control group receiving usual care coordination services. The Navigator model is based on social-ecological and cognitive theories and includes three key components: introduction and assessment, individual psychoeducation, and six brief check-ins. Phase II tests the model with 10 family participants over four months in an open trial, while Phase III recruits 40 families for a randomized pilot comparing the Navigator model to low-intensity care coordination. Participants will complete questionnaires and surveys measuring satisfaction, engagement, referrals, and retention throughout the treatment period, which lasts about four months. Researchers will monitor changes over time to assess how well the model works and how acceptable it is to families. The study focuses on Black/African American adults with loved ones at risk for psychosis, aiming to improve early specialty care access and involvement.

Family Peer Navigator for Early Psychosis for Black Families