Engaging Mental Health Services for Preschoolers at Risk
This study is testing an intervention called NTRI-MH to help connect young children (ages 3-5) at risk for mental health disorders with services. Many mental health issues start early but aren't treated until later, especially for children from low-income or minority backgrounds. NTRI-MH is a training program for family navigators, caregivers, and teachers to improve how they identify and refer children in Head Start programs for mental health support. The study will look at how satisfied people are with NTRI-MH and how easy it is to use, as well as the activities of family navigators. You could be a family navigator, a caregiver of a Head Start preschooler at risk, or a Head Start teacher to participate. The current status of the study is unclear.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 106 participants, including family navigators, caregivers, and teachers. It involves focus groups and an intervention called NTRI-MH.
- What's involved
- The NTRI-MH training includes 20 hours of didactic and interactive sessions, spread over 5 sessions of 4 hours each. Focus groups will also be held via a web-based platform.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed immediately after the intervention and again 3 months later to assess satisfaction and usability.
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Engaging Mental Health Services for Preschoolers at Risk
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Kelly Kamimura-Nishimura, MD, MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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What this trial measures
- Navigate-Train-Referral-Intervention-Mental-Health (NTRI-MH) Satisfaction QuestionnaireImmediately after intervention and 3 months after intervention
This is a 7-item Likert scale questionnaire that elicits caregivers' and family navigators' opinions regarding the format, content, length, and convenience of the intervention. Score Range: 7-28 (the higher the score, better satisfaction)
- System Usability ScaleImmediately after intervention and 3-months after intervention
The SUS is a 10-item Likert scale questionnaire that elicits family navigators', teachers', and PCPs' global views of the NTRI-MH treatment manual's usability. Score range: 0-100 (the higher the score, better usability)
- Family Navigator Activities Checklist3-months after intervention
This 29-item checklist will document family navigator-caregiver activities, including emotional support, action planning, information provision, advocacy, and skill development. Range 0-29 (the higher the score, more activities completed)
- Implementation Questionnaire3-months after intervention
The implementation questionnaire will include 12-Likert score items recording information about acceptability, intervention appropriateness and feasibility of the intervention. Score range: 12-60 (the higher the score, better acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness)
- Referrals to Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and mental health servicesBaseline
We will obtain data regarding referrals made to PCPs and/or mental health services by Head Start teachers though reviewing the ChildPlus Head Start Database.
- Referrals to mental health servicesImmediately after intervention and 3-months after intervention
We will obtain data regarding referrals to mental health services by Primary Care Providers (PCPs) through medical chart review.
- Access to mental health servicesBaseline, immediately after intervention, and 3-months after intervention
Using a web-based electronic dashboard, user-friendly system, we will record the number of referrals to mental health services.
- Parental Stress ScaleBaseline, immediately after intervention, and 3-months after intervention
This is an 18-item self-report measure in which parents respond to statements about their typical relationship with their child. This measure will assess parents' feelings about positive aspects (e.g., emotional benefits, personal development) and negative views of parenting (e.g., demands on resources, feelings of stress). The possible range of PSS is 18 (low stress) to 90 (high stress).
- Engagement and coordination to mental health servicesBaseline, after intervention, 3-months after intervention
Using a web-based electronic dashboard, we will record the alignment with mental health recommendations.
- Optimization of mental health servicesBaseline, immediately after intervention, 3-months after intervention
Using a web-based, electronic dashboard, we will record the caregiver agreement with goals and tasks.