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Homeless Youth Study - Stepping Stone 2.0

NCT03776422 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2019-09-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Housing instability is both a cause and consequence of mental health problems. As such youth experiencing housing instability (e.g., homeless or marginally housed) have higher rates of mental health problems.Because of their circumstances, these youth also face significant barriers to mental health care and are therefore less likely to receive the treatment that they need. Mobile technology may offer a novel platform for increasing access to mental health care in this population. The primary goals of this pilot study are to (1) establish the feasibility and acceptability of delivering automated mental health interventions via smartphone technology, (2) examine the extent to which automated mental health interventions delivered via mobile technology improve mental health in homeless, marginally-housed, and exiting foster youth.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile self-help intervention

Participants receive several apps on their phone including IntelliCare apps, which are based on principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Participants also receive the Pocket Helper app, which has been designed for this study. The tools within the Pocket Helper app include a crisis text line that is available 24/7, the Illinois Warm Line which is available Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, directions to call 911 in the case of an emergency, the Koko web app that provides crowdsourced emotional support, brief cognitive-behavioral interventions, daily tips, and daily surveys. Phones will also include the StreetLight Chicago app, which provides homeless individuals with up-to-date information on shelters, health clinics, emergency contacts, mental health services, and more.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Illinois Department of Human Services

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Sparrow Mobile

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Rush University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alyson K Zalta, PhD · University of California, Irvine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-21
Primary Completion
2019-07-08
Completion
2019-07-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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