The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
An Online Family-based Program to Prevent Alcohol Use and Dating and Sexual Violence Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
160 participants
Jan 7, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about an online group program (Healthy Families Bright Futures program) for LGBTQ+ teens and their caregivers. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: • is this program acceptable, appropriate, and feasible for LGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers • does the program affect teen (alcohol use, dating violence, alcohol use refusal self-efficacy, healthy communication self-efficacy) and caregiver (accepting behaviors, parenting self-efficacy, parenting behaviors) outcomes associated with risk for dating violence and alcohol use among LGBTQ+ teens. Participants will participate in a one-hour weekly online group for seven weeks with separate groups for teens and caregivers.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Age between 15 and 18 years
- Self-identify as a sexual and/or gender minority or questioning identity
- In dating/sexual/hook up relationship in past three months
- Ability to read, write, and speak English
- Current residence in United States
- Regular Internet access
- Ability to complete program and assessments
- Has caregiver willing to complete program who is eligible to participate (18 +, sees teen at least once per week, can read/write/speak English, residence in US, Internet access, no current suicidality, psychotic symptoms, or symptoms of serious mental illness)
Exclusion Criteria4
- Current enrollment as a college student
- Current suicidality
- Current psychotic symptoms
- Current symptoms of serious mental illness
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Interventions
Seven weekly online group sessions with separate sessions for teens and caregivers. Sessions focus on increasing knowledge and acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities, alcohol use and dating violence social norms correction, bystander intervention, assertive communication skills, social emotional skills, family problem solving, and parenting behaviors.
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NCT06309134