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Forging New Paths: Building Interventions to Treat Criminogenic Needs in Community Based Mental Health Settings
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a preliminary test of the effectiveness of Forging New Paths for people with mental illness with criminal legal system contact. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1. To examine the effectiveness of Forging New Paths at improving the primary study outcomes (aggression and community tenure). 2. To test the ability of Forging New Paths to engage the study treatment targets (impulsivity and criminal attitudes) Participants will complete a screening interviews to see if they are eligible. Participants who are eligible will be randomly assigned to participate in one of two study conditions: Forging New Paths and usual care or usual care alone. All participants who are assigned to a study condition will participate in up to three additional research interviews. Researchers will also collect information about study outcomes using administrative records.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2024-04-01
Completion Date
2026-01-30
Last Updated
2025-09-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Forging New Paths
The study intervention is Forging New Paths (FNP) a newly developed intervention for people with mental illness with criminal legal system involvement that is designed to be delivered in community mental health settings. FNP combines Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT) techniques with social learning principles in a group format. The intervention is organized into a modular format to create a flexible intervention structure. It includes 5 treatment modules each consisting of two to four group sessions for a total of 14-16 sessions, which may be delivered over multiple meetings at the facilitators' discretion. The intervention is designed to be delivered to 8-12 people by two intervention facilitators. It can be delivered in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format.
Locations (1)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States