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Engaging Homeless Youth in Vocational Training to Meet Their Mental Health Needs

NCT03118388 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2017-04-18

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) compared the efficacy between the Social Enterprise Intervention (SEI) and Individual Placement and Support (IPS) with homeless youth with mental illness.

Methods: Non-probability quota sampling sampling was used to recruit 72 homeless youth from one agency, who were randomized to the SEI (n=36) or IPS (n=36) conditions.

Conditions

  • Mental Disorder
  • Mental Health
  • Employment
  • Housing Problems
  • Social Support

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social Enterprise Intervention

The SEI model was implemented in four stages: 1) Vocational skill acquisition (4 months); 2) Small business skill acquisition (4 months); 3) SEI formation and product distribution (12 months); and 4) Clinical/case-management services, (ongoing for 20 months).

BEHAVIORAL

IPS

To implement the IPS at the host agency, one employment specialist, two case managers, and two clinicians were assigned the 22 available IPS cases among them at baseline. Over the 20 months, all IPS participants met individually with the employment specialist, one case manager, and one clinician at least weekly. Regarding job development in the community, the IPS employment specialist also spent about 40% of each week out in the community building relationships with new and existing employers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern California

    collaborator OTHER

  • Arizona State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-18
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

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