Forging Hopeful Futures to Reduce Youth Violence

Summary

This cluster-randomized community-partnered study will examine the effectiveness of a racial-, gender-, and economic-justice focused youth violence prevention program called Forging Hopeful Futures with youth ages 13-19.

Conditions

• Violence in Adolescence
• Racism
• Adolescent Behavior
• Coping Skills
• Communication, Social
• Communication, Personal
• Violence, Sexual
• Violence, Non-accidental
• Violence, Physical
• Violence, Gender-Based

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Forging Hopeful Futures

Forging Hopeful Futures is a 12 session curriculum for youth ages 13-19 that uses strengths-based and healing-centered approaches to critically examine structural forces that perpetuate racial and gender injustice, develop leadership skills in promoting gender equitable relationship norms, non-violent practices, and upstander skills, and enhance economic justice through job skills and employment opportunities. Through 12 sessions (3 hours/session) over a 6 to 12 week period, Forging Hopeful Futures combines racial, gender, and economic justice content with leadership development and workforce development opportunities.

BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Check-ins

Individual wellness checks will occur through a strengths-based telephone conversation focused on wellness resources. Youth will be provided with tailored resources based on needs identified during the call. Youth will be offered the option for additional phone check-ins to coordinate access to community resources and connection to individualized behavioral health supports if desired.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Population Council

  collaborator OTHER

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  collaborator FED

• University of Pittsburgh

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Alison Culyba, MD PhD MPH · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

13 Years

Max Age

19 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-07-10

Primary Completion

2026-07-30

Completion

2026-08-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations