Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grant Program With Phoenix House of New York

NCT ID: NCT03640546

Last Updated: 2018-08-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 3825 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-05-27
• Study Completion Date: 2020-09-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to provide a process and outcome evaluation of the HMRF grant-funded Connections program. Phoenix Houses of New York, Inc. has been given a new grant to continue and refine its successful Connections program which equips single and coupled participants with significant substance use disorders (SUD) with the skills and knowledge needed to (1) create and/or sustain healthy relationships/marriages, (2) equip participants with the skills and knowledge to raise children in a functional and healthy environment, (3) improve their financial stability, job readiness and employability to improve economic self-sufficiency and responsibility, and (4) reduce relationship stress and strain on interactions between co-parents.

Detailed Description

The process evaluation will focus on:

• Documenting project implementations and determining efficient replication methods for effective program components,
• Monitoring completion of overall program goals and objectives, and
• Allow for quality improvement during the five year grant cycle.

The outcome evaluation which focuses on participant level impact will ask the following:

• Does participation in evidence-based relationship education improve healthy relationship skills for single or coupled enrollees?
• Does participation in partner education and support classes improve co-parenting relationship?
• Do participants have better attitudes toward their ability to manage money (i.e. savings, paying bills) after workshops in financial literacy and other money management services?
• Do participants have improved attitudes on their own employability after workshops targeted at job readiness?
• Does participation in job readiness preparation translate into improved employment prospects or readiness factors? (Readiness factors may include increased family assets and economic status.)
• Does participation in family care management sessions improve marriage/relationship, child and family well-being?
• Does participation in parenting education improve parenting skills and attitudes toward parenting? Does participation in parenting education improve commitment to parenting and children?

Conditions

Relationship, Family; Substance Use; Parenting

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Within My Reach/ Within Our Reach

Relationship education workshops

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult Phoenix House clients who are enrolled in Connections evidence-based interventions

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

New York University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Phoenix House - Hauppauge

Hauppauge, New York, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Phoenix House - Long Island City

Long Island City, New York, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Phoenix House - Ronkonkoma

Ronkonkoma, New York, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Genevieve Vaida, MPA

Role: CONTACT

gvaida@phoenixhouse.org

3475333684

Facility Contacts

Genevieve Vaida, MPA

Role: primary

Genevieve Vaida, MPA

Role: primary

Genevieve Vaida, MPA

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

90FM0110-01-00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id