Effectiveness Study of a Swedish Youth Mentoring Program
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Substance Use
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Youth Mentoring program
- Registration Number
- NCT01138982
- Lead Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a one-to-one, adult-to-youth primary preventive mentoring program in Sweden. Outcome domains and criteria for inclusion and exclusion of study participants are elaborated in collaboration with the providing NGO, and the program is given as customary.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
- a self-reported need of the youth for additional adult contacts
Exclusion Criteria
- current or past regular use of illicit drugs
- repeated delinquent behaviour or single acts of violence against persons
- ongoing contacts with psychiatric care or social services
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mentoring program Youth Mentoring program Mentor and mentee meet at least every second week, for 2-4 h on every occasion, during 1 year (i.e., for a minimum of two school semesters). Meetings take place outside school and work hours, and the pairs choose activities of their own preferences. No monetary incentives exist, and the mentors are laymen volunteers. The program objective is to establish a safe and supportive relationship, by which the youth is assumed to benefit in social, emotional, and academic development, and as a consequence, be less prone to use alcohol and drugs.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-reported substance use One year Self-reported substance use among youth
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Youth delinquency One year Self-reported delinquency among youth
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mentor Sweden
🇸🇪Stockholm, Sweden