The Impact of a School-Based, Trauma-Informed CBT Intervention for Young Women

Summary

The purpose of this study is:

1. To conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of Working on Womanhood (WOW), a school-based, trauma-informed counseling and clinical mentoring program for young women in Chicago, on PTSD, anxiety, depression. In addition, this study will examine the effect of WOW on other, secondary outcomes such as school discipline, GPA, high school graduation, and criminal justice involvement, risky behaviors, and other social-emotional learning outcomes.
2. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the WOW program.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders
• Behavioral Symptoms
• Depression
• Mental Disorders
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Stress Disorders, Traumatic
• Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
• Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Working on Womanhood (WOW)

A trauma-informed group counseling and clinical mentoring intervention for young women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northwestern University

  collaborator OTHER

• Youth Guidance

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Chicago Public Schools

  collaborator OTHER

• U.S. Department of Justice

  collaborator FED

• Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Polk Bros. Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• The Reva & David Logan Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• DePaul University

  collaborator OTHER

• Laura and John Arnold Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• MacArthur Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Chicago

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-10-01

Primary Completion

2021-11-30

Completion

2021-11-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations