Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions
Adapted Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) to Decrease Psychological Distress Among Urban Youth and Caregivers in NYC: a Pilot Study
The New School
200 participants
Mar 17, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The EASE program is an existing, evidence-based program/intervention (originally developed by the WHO), and this study is limited to evaluating the local implementation of this program. The aims of this pilot study are to: * Assess the acceptability and feasibility of training and supervision of EASE Helpers (community staff members) through an adapted EASE training. * Evaluate possible problems of recruitment, intervention delivery, and participant retention. * Assess the feasibility of EASE being delivered via a partnership between researchers and community members. * Evaluate implementation of EASE via the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework A mixed-methods design with qualitative and quantitative approaches will be used to assess these objectives.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Adolescents
- years old
- English-speaking
- Has obtained parental permission from a legally authorized representative (e.g. legal guardian).
- ○ Caregiver
- English-speaking
- Is a caretaker of a child ages 10-15 years old, meaning they regularly take care of a child
- Adults who are above the age of 18 who meet the above criteria can participate.
Exclusion Criteria1
- The program is not intended for adolescents and caregivers who are experiencing severe cognitive impairments and/or have an imminent risk of suicide/acute protection needs.
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Interventions
This is the first time EASE is being used in New York to support youth community mental health.
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NCT06934954