This study will examine the effectiveness of ON-TRAC (Options for Navigating Talking about Risk and Adolescent Choices), which is an online substance use prevention program that also teaches emotion regulation skills. 200 adolescents, 12-15 years of age, will be randomized to ON-TRAC or a wait list comparison group (who will be offered the intervention at the end of their study participation) to determine impact on substance use, emotion regulation abilities, mental health symptoms, and other risk behavior outcomes.
Contact with the Rhode Island child welfare system
Caregiver who is a parent/guardian of a child who experienced maltreatment
Caregiver who speaks English or Spanish
Caregiver who does not have developmental delays
Adolescent who cannot read at a 4th grade level
Adolescent who has a sibling who has participated in the program
Adolescent who has developmental delays
Adolescent who lacks parental consent for the study