Actively Recruiting
Patient Navigators for Children's Community Mental Health Services in High Poverty Urban Communities
Led by University of Illinois at Chicago · Updated on 2025-02-21
154
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
208 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose is to study a model of mental health navigation for African American and Latinx children (0-14 years) in high poverty urban communities focused on reducing key parental attitudinal barriers to care. Reducing persistent racial and ethnic disparities in children's mental health is a national priority and patient navigation is a highly promising approach that is rarely used in children's mental health services. The study will examine the effectiveness of paraprofessional (PP) navigators who have strong community knowledge and waitlist as usual condition (active wailt list \[AWL\]. The study will examine specific mechanisms of navigator effectiveness in children's mental health and compare an AWL to provide a rigorous test of the proposed mechanisms. The knowledge gained from this application may be important to reducing disparities and employing the workforce best suited to navigation in the community mental health system. Two community boards, one focused on identifying factors important to supporting navigators at the agencies (Implementation and Sustainability Community Board) will meet quarterly, and the other focused on implications for state and federal policy (Public Policy Board), will meet annually.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Patient Navigators for Children's Community Mental Health Services in High Poverty Urban Communities
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- African American and Latinx children between 0 and 14 years of age and their caregiver
- New referrals on the waitlist for outpatient mental health services
- Families interested and engaged in social services from two state-supported projects
- Children screened and deemed appropriate for services at one of two participating community mental health agencies or engaged in services via navigation projects
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60608
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
T
Tara G Mehta, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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