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Lakota Family Acceptance Project

NCT07326748 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2026-01-26

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Summary

The goal of this open pilot trial (OPT) is to develop a Lakota-adapted Family Acceptance Project (LFAP) for Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers. The OPT is specifically focused on acceptability, feasibility, and safety of programming and research protocols. The investigators will also examine pre- to post- changes on outcomes for the sole purposes of making sure scores on measures are changing in the hypothesized direction (e.g., depression scores are going from moderate to minimal as opposed to no change or depression scores increasing). Once enrolled in the study, participants complete a baseline survey. Then participants will engage in LFAP which is an 8-session group intervention; sessions will be scheduled once a week for eight weeks (at 2 hours per session). Participants will complete survey instruments before and immediately after the program sessions, in addition to post-program surveys and an exit interview.

Conditions

  • LGBTQ
  • Racial Disparities
  • Family Relationships
  • Minority Stress
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Drug Use
  • Teen Dating Violence
  • Sexual Risk Reduction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Adapted Lakota Family Acceptance Program

Tiwahe Tewichaglapi ("The Family Loves Them") Program Overview Tiwahe Tewichaglapi is a culturally grounded, family-centered intervention adapted from the Family Acceptance Project® (FAP) to promote caregiver acceptance, respect, support, and family bonding for 2SLGBTQ+ Lakota youth. The program was developed in partnership with the Lakota Oyate to address family rejection rooted in colonization and historical trauma and to honor traditional Two Spirit roles that have long held important and respected places within Lakota communities. The program aims to strengthen families, increase youth pride and hope for the future, and reduce mental health risks such as depression, anxiety, substance use, dating violence, and suicide among 2SLGBTQ+ Lakota youth. Tiwahe Tewichaglapi includes eight family-centered group sessions delivered by Lakota facilitators. Each session begins with Lakota cultural and spiritual practices - including smudging, a Lakota prayer, and a shared meal - to ground the

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Michigan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katie Edwards, PhD · University of Michigan

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-20
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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