Forging Hopeful Futures to Reduce Youth Violence

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

720 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-10

Study Completion Date

2026-08-30

Brief Summary

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This cluster-randomized community-partnered study will examine the effectiveness of a racial-, gender-, and economic-justice focused youth violence prevention program called Forging Hopeful Futures with youth ages 13-19.

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Detailed Description

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This community-partnered cluster randomized trial in 16 neighborhoods impacted by structural inequities and high levels of community violence in Pittsburgh, PA and urban Washington D.C. and Maryland metro areas will evaluate effectiveness of Forging Hopeful Futures with youth ages 13-19. Forging Hopeful Futures combines economic justice content from job readiness training, racial and gender justice content from gender-transformative programming, and leadership building as a novel multi-level violence prevention intervention.

Conditions

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Communication, Personal Violence, Sexual Violence, Non-accidental Violence, Physical Violence, Gender-Based Violence in Adolescence Racism Adolescent Behavior Coping Skills Communication, Social

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This community-partnered cluster-randomized study will examine the effectiveness of a racial, gender, and economic justice focused youth violence prevention program called Forging Hopeful Futures among youth ages 13-19.The study will be located in 16 neighborhoods with concentrated disadvantage ('clusters') across Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and urban Washington D.C. and Maryland metro areas randomized either to receive the "Forging Hopeful Futures" program (i.e., intervention neighborhood, n=8) or wellness check-ins (i.e. control neighborhood, n=8).

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Forging Hopeful Futures

Forging Hopeful Futures uses a group discussion format with activities that explore race, gender, class, identity, relationships, and multiple forms of violence. Forging Hopeful Futures is a 12 session curriculum for youth ages 13-19 that uses strengths-based and healing-centered approaches to critically examine structural forces that perpetuate racial and gender injustice, develop leadership skills in promoting gender equitable relationship norms, non-violent practices, and upstander skills, and enhance economic justice through job skills and employment opportunities. Through 12 sessions (3 hours/session) over a 6 to 12 week period, Forging Hopeful Futures combines racial, gender, and economic justice content with leadership development and workforce development opportunities.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Forging Hopeful Futures

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Forging Hopeful Futures is a 12 session curriculum for youth ages 13-19 that uses strengths-based and healing-centered approaches to critically examine structural forces that perpetuate racial and gender injustice, develop leadership skills in promoting gender equitable relationship norms, non-violent practices, and upstander skills, and enhance economic justice through job skills and employment opportunities. Through 12 sessions (3 hours/session) over a 6 to 12 week period, Forging Hopeful Futures combines racial, gender, and economic justice content with leadership development and workforce development opportunities.

Wellness Check-ins

Youth in neighborhoods randomized to the control group will receive individual wellness checks. This will occur through a strengths-based telephone conversation focused on wellness resources. Youth will be provided with tailored resources based on needs identified during the call. Youth will be offered the option for additional phone check-ins to coordinate access to community resources and connection to individualized behavioral health supports if desired.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Wellness Check-ins

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual wellness checks will occur through a strengths-based telephone conversation focused on wellness resources. Youth will be provided with tailored resources based on needs identified during the call. Youth will be offered the option for additional phone check-ins to coordinate access to community resources and connection to individualized behavioral health supports if desired.

Interventions

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Forging Hopeful Futures

Forging Hopeful Futures is a 12 session curriculum for youth ages 13-19 that uses strengths-based and healing-centered approaches to critically examine structural forces that perpetuate racial and gender injustice, develop leadership skills in promoting gender equitable relationship norms, non-violent practices, and upstander skills, and enhance economic justice through job skills and employment opportunities. Through 12 sessions (3 hours/session) over a 6 to 12 week period, Forging Hopeful Futures combines racial, gender, and economic justice content with leadership development and workforce development opportunities.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wellness Check-ins

Individual wellness checks will occur through a strengths-based telephone conversation focused on wellness resources. Youth will be provided with tailored resources based on needs identified during the call. Youth will be offered the option for additional phone check-ins to coordinate access to community resources and connection to individualized behavioral health supports if desired.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants must be ages 13-19 (inclusive)
2. Participants must speak English
3. Participants must live in the participating neighborhoods, attend schools in the participating neighborhoods, or use participating facilities
4. Participants must be able to provide follow up contact information

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not ages 13 -19 (inclusive)
2. Do not speak English
3. Do not live in the participating neighborhoods, attend schools in the participating neighborhoods, or use participating facilities
4. Unable to provide follow up contact information

Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes