Youth Clinical Trial - AVANCE-Houston Building Futures Program Evaluation

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

AVANCE seeks to understand if participation in the AVANCE-Houston Building Futures (A-HBF) program is associated with improved outcomes among the target population of at-risk, homeless, and incarcerated youth. Additionally, the evaluation will examine how and why participant-level characteristics such as relationship status, life status, and demographics are associated with greater or lesser benefit from A-HBF program participation. This research will provide insights about the Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum and its effectiveness for the target population that can be used in the development of future programming efforts.

Clinical Trial Description

Trauma-informed services are needed to improve self-sufficiency, economic stability, and healthy relationships among at-risk, homeless, and incarcerated youth in Harris County, especially those living in areas with high numbers of single-family households, high poverty rates, low educational attainment, high teen pregnancy rates, high incidence of domestic violence, and high involvement with the (juvenile) justice system. AVANCE-Houston's Building Futures program (A-HBF) aims to facilitate successful transitions to adulthood for cohorts of at-risk and homeless youth by offering healthy relationship and marriage education through the Survival Skills for Healthy Families (SSHF) curriculum. Developed by Family Wellness Associates, SSHF is an evidence-based curriculum delivered through a series of workshops that focus on communication skills, conflict resolution, knowledge of the benefits of marriage, stress and anger management, parenting skills, financial literacy, job and career advancement, and relationship skills to improve family and economic stability. To maximize participation, attendance, and convenience for youth and their parents, AVANCE will offer two curriculum delivery models: weekly workshops for youth that take place in targeted high-need schools and an intensive weekend retreat model co-attended by youth and parents. AVANCE seeks to understand if participation in the A-HBF program is associated with improved outcomes among the target population of at-risk and homeless youth. Additionally, the evaluation will examine how and why participant-level characteristics such as relationship status, life status, and demographics are associated with greater or lesser benefit from A-HBF program participation. This research will provide insights about the SSHF curriculum and its effectiveness for the target population that can be used in the development of future programming efforts. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Youth

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05293145
Study type	Interventional
Source	Midwest Evaluation & Research
Contact	Jennifer M Leveille, MPH
Phone	404-218-5567
Email	jennifer.leveille@midwestevaluation.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	April 1, 2021
Completion date	September 15, 2025

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