Strengthening the Connections to Opportunities for Prevention Engagement

Conditions

• Interpersonal Violence
• Structural Violence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

8 Years - 17 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Active Case Management — OTHER
  A case manager will work with families post-discharge to ensure that youth are connected to an appropriate community support. Case managers will also work with families to identify any social needs and provide support in accessing services as needed.
• Treatment as usual — OTHER
  Subjects will receive a list of youth serving community service agencies and provided a recommendation to connect to them.

Study Details

The Strengthening the Connections to Opportunities for Prevention Engagement (SCOPE) project will create a pathway for children and families from the City of Hartford to connect with a Connecticut Children's Care Coordinator (CC) in an effort to reduce levels of violence exposure.

Key Dates

Start date

Aug 19, 2024

Status verified

Sep 2025

Primary completion

Jun 30, 2026

Completion

Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

225 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Intervention
  Enrolled subjects will provide the study team with email, mobile, work phone, physical contact address, and contact numbers for two or more close contacts. Families will be contacted monthly by the case manager assist with additional supports they might need. Quarterly, patients and families will be contacted and patients will be asked to complete VPET and other measures. The intervention group will receive active case management to connect affected youth to community services.
• Active Comparator: Treatment as Usual
  The comparison group will receive treatment as usual which consists of a list of community resources and a recommendation that youth not already connected with a community service provider be connected.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change from baseline violence exposure at 12 months [ Time Frame: Baseline and months 3, 6, 9, and 12 ]

Central Contacts

• Sharon Smith, MD
  8605459295
  [email protected]
• Rebecca Beebe, PhD
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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