Process Mapping to Optimize Child Psychosocial Screenings in Primary Care, and Increase Family Service Linkages

Conditions

• Mental Health Care

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• CARELOOP Intervention — OTHER
  CARELOOP Intervention (Clinics cAtch needs, REfer, Link to services, and close the lOOp using an equitable family-centered Process). CARELOOP is a way of enhancing psychosocial screenings through PSM methodology and Implementation Science, and grounded in the Clinical-Community Relationships Evaluation framework

Study Details

Many families screened in primary care for social challenges to identify psychosocial needs of caregivers and children do not receive the follow-up support they need. This study will test a new clinic-based approach, CARELOOP, designed to improve how families are referred to and connected with services. Using community input and a method called Process Service Mapping, the project will tailor clinic workflows and evaluate the approach's impact through a randomized trial. The goal is to improve care coordination and reduce health disparities.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 17, 2026

Status verified

Apr 2025

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2028

Completion

Jul 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment

330 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

• Experimental: CARELOOP Intervention Group
  Clinics using the CARELOOP intervention to screen children ages 0 to 5 and link children and their caregivers to support services
• No Intervention: Standard Care
  Clinics screening children ages 0-5 years to identify psychosocial and activate referrals per standard care

Primary Outcome Measure

Service referral [ Time Frame: Through study data collection completion, an average of 2 years; years two through four of the project. ]

Locations (1)

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