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Engaging Black Youth in Depression and Suicide Prevention Treatment Within Urban Schools: A Preliminary Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Making Connections Intervention and IPT-A for Depression and Suicidal Ideation. Completed, enrolled 29 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Completing evidence-based treatments for depression has been shown to be particularly problematic for Black adolescents. If Black adolescents' depression treatment needs are to be met, the engagement challenges and the factors that lessen the success of treatment in the "real world" must be addressed. The investigators will examine the effectiveness of the Making Connections Intervention (MCI) and investigate key mediators of both engagement and response to treatment for depression. The MCI is a 1-2 session, evidence-based intervention designed to improve engagement, perceived relevance, and treatment satisfaction among depressed, Black adolescents. The study also uses tailored outreach strategies for adolescents and parents by including innovative digital content such as a web page/app along with other digital products. This study will address an important public health issue: How best to connect Black adolescents with depression to treatment in clinically meaningful ways, and how best to deliver evidence-based treatment to them through school-based services.
Study Details
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Interventions
The MCI is a one to two session intervention that addresses barriers to mental health treatment and helps adolescents build skills to get the most out of their treatment experience. It is designed to be delivered by a trained clinician in conjunction with an evidence-based treatment.
IPT-A is a time-limited, manualized treatment for depression focused on maladaptive communication patterns and interpersonal interactions.