Recovery Finance: Financial Health and Mental Health After Incarceration
Yale University
238 participants
Apr 30, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This proposal will address financial wellbeing, an often overlooked but important factor impacting reentry for justice-involved people with mental health challenges, who are disproportionately Black and Latine. The project will change community level determinants by integrating financial capability support (one-on-one coaching and access to financial tools and services) into existing services and training bank and credit union staff to reduce discrimination. It will also support collaborative community efforts working towards upstream policy and legal reforms to reduce the incidence of those financial challenges.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Have been released from jail or prison 36 months ago or less
- Self-identify as having experiences with trauma, mental illness/mental distress, or substance use
- Living or using services in the greater New Haven area
- Interested in receiving financial guidance
Exclusion Criteria5
- Less than 18 years of age
- Not have been released from jail or prison 36 months ago or less
- Not self-identify as having experiences with trauma, mental illness/mental distress, or substance use
- Not living or using services in the greater New Haven area
- Not interested in receiving financial guidance
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Interventions
The participants in this arm will receive one-on-one financial coaching, which entails monthly or more frequent meetings with a financial coach. Participants will also receive access to safe and affordable financial services, which includes support with managing any existing bank accounts, or supporting a person to open a new overdraft-free account. Coaches can also help people to access other financial products such as free tax preparation (VITA), credit builder loans, online bank accounts, or other products recommended by our Justice Tech partner. The participants will also receive will receive the additional services of one-on-one peer support provided by a trained Recovery Support Specialist. Recovery Support Specialist, also referred to as Wellness coaches, will provide weekly meetings (30-60 minutes in duration) to the participants.
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NCT06914856