The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-18
SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Colorado Springs

About this trial

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 criteria

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

Current enrollment as a college student

Current suicidality

Current psychotic symptoms

Current symptoms of serious mental illness

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Healthy Families Bright Futures Program

Treatment groups

160 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Lead sponsor

University of Nebraska Lincoln

Collaborator