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TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven

Yale University · with National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) · NCT05723614

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Any age listed · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
61770
US sites recruiting
7
Study start
February 1, 2023
Record last updated
February 13, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with comprehensive financial education for the re-entry population as well as their family members, and (2) fostering greater support for mental health by training a trusted network of community members in trauma-informed counseling.

Being studied: TRUE HAVEN

Conditions: Firearm Injury

Eligibility criteria

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All residents in the study neighborhoods are eligible for outcome assessment. For the intervention component of housing support, the below inclusion and exclusion criteria apply.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 or above
  • Family member currently incarcerated or person returning from prison within the last 12 months
  • Live in one of the seven neighborhoods with highest rates of gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut

Exclusion criteria

  • Plans to leave the study area within 1 year

Recruiting US locations

  • Beaver Hills

    New Haven, CT 06511

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · vtspell@ulsc.org

  • Dixwell

    New Haven, CT 06511

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · 203-327-5810 · vtspell@ulsc.org

  • Dwight/West River

    New Haven, CT 06511

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · 203-327-5810 · vtspell@ulsc.org

  • Fair Haven

    New Haven, CT 06513

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · vtspell@ulsc.org

  • Hill North and South

    New Haven, CT 06513

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · vtspell@ulsc.org

  • Newhallville

    New Haven, CT 06514

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · vtspell@ulsc.org

  • West Rock/West Hills

    New Haven, CT 06515

    Site contact: Virginia Spell · 203-327-5810 · vtspell@ulsc.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Emily Wang, MD, MAS · (203) 737-7624 · emily.wang@yale.edu
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