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First Face Training Evaluation in Tribal Communities

NCT05998005 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2026-04-03

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Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate a culturally grounded training curriculum, First Face for Mental Health, in Tribal communities, using a waitlist controlled trial design. This curriculum will train Tribal community members in how to respond to youth and adults experiencing mental health crises and serve as a bridge between these individuals and the help they need. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* Does the training increase mental health knowledge, capacity and ability to respond to mental health situations, perceived competence to respond, and actual responsive actions among trainees?
* Does the training decrease mental health stigmatizing attitudes and increase cultural identity among trainees?

Participants will complete surveys before and after completing the First Face training, across five time points over the course of two years. Half of the participants will receive the training initially, and half will receive it six months later. Researchers will compare the two groups to examine whether the trainees demonstrate changes in the outcomes of interest compared to the waitlist control group during the first six months, and whether both groups demonstrate sustained changes after the first six months (i.e., once both groups have received training).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

First Face Training Program

First Face for Mental Health is a culturally-appropriate community-based mental health training for lay persons and others that prepares learners to provide assistance to someone having a mental health crisis. The course takes approximately 8 hours to complete.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Cambridge Health Alliance

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah E. Nelson, Ph.D. · Cambridge Health Alliance

  • Martina Whelshula, Ph.D. · Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-30
Primary Completion
2026-06-01
Completion
2026-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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