Family Engagement, Cross-System Linkage to Substance Use Treatment for Juvenile Probationers -- Phase 3

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance Abuse; Substance Related Problem; Substance-Related Disorders; Substance Dependence; Substance Use; Substance Use Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Family CONNECT

• Registration Number: NCT03048552
• Lead Sponsor: New York State Psychiatric Institute

Brief Summary

Developed from adapting and combining two evidence-based programs, Project CONNECT (a linkage-to-services program that targets barriers within the probation and substance abuse treatment systems) and TIES (a program that teaches family engagement skills to providers), Family CONNECT is a linkage-to-services program that targets both family and system-level factors to increase youth use of and retention in substance use services. Using Linkage Specialists embedded within probation departments, Family CONNECT will be implemented in two NYS probation departments. This proposed study will evaluate the impact of Family CONNECT on (1) youth referral from probation to substance abuse treatment, (2) youth and family engagement in substance abuse treatment, (3) youth enrollment/retention in substance abuse treatment, and (4) youth substance use and recidivism. Counts of youth referred, youth who start treatment, and youth retained in treatment will be obtained from the juvenile justice agency for 6-months pre-implementation of Family Connect (i.e. baseline) and during the implementation period of e-Connect; counts of youth recidivism will be obtained 6 months following the completion of Family Connect. This study will also identify family and probation organizational factors influencing Family CONNECT implementation in probation settings. 50 caregiver-youth dyads and up to 36 probation officers will be recruited as participants in the study. Caregiver-youth dyads will be evaluated at baseline, 2 and 6 months; probation officers at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months; linkage specialists at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-11-17
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-09
• Primary Completion: 2018-12
• Study Completion: 2018-12-01
• Results First Submitted: 2022-01-05
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-05-09
• Results First Posted: 2022-05-11
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Family CONNECT	Family CONNECT	This arm is comprised of caregiver-youth dyads randomized to work with linkage specialists to link youth to substance use services.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Youth Enrolled in Any Behavioral Health Treatment	Two years (study implementation period)	Number of youth enrolled in any behavioral health treatment (incl. mental health and substance use) within the past 6 months
Youth Enrolled in Substance Use Treatment	Two years (study implementation period)	Count of youth participants enrolled in substance use treatment based on self-report or administrative records

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Youth Referred for Substance Use Treatment	Two years (study implementation period)	Number of youth referred to substance use treatment
Youth Referred for Any Behavioral Health Treatment	two years (implementation period)	Number of youth who are referred to any behavioral health treatment