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NCT06662357 | NOT YET RECRUITING | Emotional Disturbance

FAMILY CONNECTIONS
Sponsor:

Cambridge Health Alliance

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Katherine Grimes MD

Brief Summary:

The Family Connections study, is intended to disrupt disparities in mental health treatment access for children at-risk for childhood trauma (ACEs) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED). "Family Connections" will use mobile clinical and family support teams to improve mental health outcomes. This clinical innovation, nested in an integrated system-of-care will be piloted for children, ages 3-18 yrs., with SED who receive primary care through Cambridge Health Alliance.

Condition or disease

Emotional Disturbance

Behavior Disorders in Children

Intervention/treatment

Behavioral Treatment

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 300 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Official Title : Family Connections: a Community-Based Approach to Expanding Mental Health Access and Engagement for SED Youth
Actual Study Start Date : 2024-12
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2028-07
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2028-09-29

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 3 Years to 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • * 3 through 18 years (17½ years maximum at time of enrollment)
  • * Referred by PCP's from one of the three CHA primary care intervention sites to the Family Connections team for an integrated child mental health and/or substance use disorder clinical assessment.
  • * Positive screen on CHA's standard pediatric mental health and substance use screening instruments, and/or parental concern about possible mental health/substance use needs, and/or PCP concern about possible mental health/substance use needs
  • * Enrolled in MassHealth
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Subjects over 17.5 years (SAMHSA data collection required at 6 and 12 months after enrollment which must occur before age 18 years.)
  • * Youth who are not enrolled in MassHealth
  • * CHA patients with PCP located at CHA primary care site other than the identified intervention sites
FAMILY CONNECTIONS

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