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HAVEN-Connect Youth Suicide Prevention

George Washington University · with Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, University of Rochester · NCT07401940

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 13–19 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
240
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
June 1, 2023
Record last updated
July 20, 2026

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What the study is about

HAVEN=CONNECT is a comprehensive depression and suicide prevention intervention that is designed to be integrated into predominantly Black churches, a strategically ideal location for mental health intervention for Black youth. HAVEN=CONNECT has three components: (1) Church Community Engagement: an interactive process of introducing the program to key church leaders and stakeholder groups. (2) Faith-Based Curriculum: educational overview for pastors, other ministerial staff and youth lay leaders on how to integrate the program into the church using communication mediums that have cultural and religious relevance in the Black Church context. (3) Youth-Connect Intervention: The goals of this project are to test the impact of HAVEN=CONNECT (HAVEN) on key intervention targets, hypothesized mediators, and build a research-informed implementation strategy for future large-scale testing.

Being studied: HAVEN-Connect; HAVEN Suicide Prevention

Conditions: Suicide Prevention

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: For churches:

  • 75% of members self-identify as Black or African American,
  • 75% are fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria for Youth

  • self-identify as Black/African American,
  • 13-19 years old, are fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria: Churches:

  • 25%+ of members self-identify as non-Black or African American
  • 25%+ are not fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria for Youth

  • do not self-identify as Black/African American,
  • are younger than 13 or older than 19.

Recruiting US locations

  • Mt. Sinai Hospital; Ichon School of Medicine

    New York, NY 10029

    Site contact: Sidney Hankerson, MD, MBA · 212-659-8838 · Sidney.Hankerson@mountsinai.org

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, NY 14642-0002

    Site contact: Peter Wyman, Ph.D. · 585-784-8200 · peter_wyman@urmc.rochester.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sherry D Molock, Ph.D., M.Div. · 13017516217 · smolock@gwu.edu
  • Sidney Hankerson, MD · 212 659-8838 · Sidney.Hankerson@mountsinai.org
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