Building Futures Program for Young People

Overseen By Jennifer M Leveille, MPH

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Midwest Evaluation & Research

Disqualifiers: Adults, Non-incarcerated youth, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 7

718 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

Will I have to stop taking my current medications?

The trial information does not specify whether participants need to stop taking their current medications.

What data supports the effectiveness of the Building Futures Program treatment for young people?

Research shows that residential treatment programs for young people with drug and alcohol issues can lead to improved health and social outcomes in the short term. Additionally, day-treatment programs have been effective in enhancing educational achievement and social functioning among older adolescents with significant substance abuse histories. ^{1 2 3 4 5}

How is the Building Futures Program treatment different from other treatments for young people at risk?

The Building Futures Program is unique because it focuses on providing comprehensive care and support for high-risk youth by integrating medical services, training health providers, and consolidating various youth services into single care sites. This approach aims to improve health outcomes by addressing multiple sociomedical issues in a coordinated manner, which is different from standard treatments that may focus on individual issues separately. ^{6 7 8 9 10}

What is the purpose of this trial?

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.

Research Team

Matt D Shepherd, PhD

Principal Investigator

Midwest Evaluation & Research

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for young people aged 14-18 who are in high-needs school districts, enrolled in grades 9-12, and currently residing in a juvenile detention center. It's not open to adults over 18 or youth under 14, nor to those who aren't enrolled in school if they're not incarcerated.

Inclusion Criteria

I am a high school student in grades 9-12 in a high-needs district.

Residing in juvenile detention center

Exclusion Criteria

I am 14 years old or younger.

Not enrolled in school (non-incarcerated youth)

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Primary Services

Participants receive 14 hours of Survival Skills for Healthy Families curricula delivered over a series of 7 weekly workshops. Participants also receive support services delivered by Family Coaches and Career Coaches as needed.

7 weeks

7 visits (in-person)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in partner relationship attitudes, financial attitudes, and employment attitudes after program completion

12 months

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Building Futures Program

Trial Overview The AVANCE-Houston Building Futures Program aims to see if it helps at-risk, homeless, and incarcerated youth improve their lives. The study will look into how different factors like relationship status and demographics might affect the benefits of the program.

Participant Groups

Group I: Building Futures Program Primary Services Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Primary Services Participants receive 14 hours of Survival Skills for Healthy Families curricula delivered over a series of 7 weekly workshops. Participants also receive support services delivered by Family Coaches and Career Coaches as needed.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Midwest Evaluation & Research

Lead Sponsor

Trials

11

Recruited

11,700+

AVANCE-Houston

Collaborator

Trials

2

Recruited

2,400+

Avance Clinical Pty Ltd.

Industry Sponsor

Trials

23

Recruited

3,700+

Findings from Research

The day-treatment program aims to prevent severely disturbed older adolescents from becoming chronically ill young adults, focusing on improving their educational and social outcomes.

Clinical vignettes demonstrate the program's effectiveness in helping patients with histories of hospitalization and substance abuse achieve better educational achievements and enhanced social functioning.

NCBI (Pubmed)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

A bridge over troubled waters: an innovative day-treatment program for older adolescents. Byalin, K., Smith, A., Chatkin, M., et al.[2015]

References

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Examining the pathways for young people with drug and alcohol dependence: a mixed-method design to examine the role of a treatment programme. [2018]

3. United States pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

A bridge over troubled waters: an innovative day-treatment program for older adolescents. [2015]

4. Brazil pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Comparison of immediate results and follow-up of patients with single-vessel and multivessel coronary artery disease younger than 50 years of age undergoing coronary stent implantation. [2019]

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Outcome after partial-hospital treatment of severely disturbed adolescents. [2019]

6. United States pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The High-Risk Young People's Program. A summing up. [2019]

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The Building Bridges Initiative: residential and community-based providers, families, and youth coming together to improve outcomes. [2010]

8. Canada pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

A Web-Based Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program (Strong & Deadly Futures) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School Students: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. [2022]

9. England pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Evaluation of the promising neighbourhoods community program to reduce health inequalities in youth: a protocol of a mixed-methods study. [2023]

10. United States pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Impact of a mentoring and skills group program on mental health outcomes for maltreated children in foster care. [2021]