This study is looking at whether a brief family-based intervention can help reduce cannabis use and delinquency in young people who have recently been involved with the juvenile justice system. The study will compare a "Brief Family Based Intervention" with "Parenting Psychoeducation." The Brief Family Based Intervention involves 6 sessions covering topics like parent training and parent well-being. Parenting Psychoeducation also involves 6 sessions, focusing on adolescent development and parenting. Researchers want to see if the family-based intervention is practical to deliver and if it helps families improve. They will measure cannabis use, arrests, and problems related to marijuana use over 6 to 12 months. You can join if you are between 12 and 16 years old, speak English or Spanish, and have a parent or guardian who can consent for you. You also need to be using cannabis and not currently in other substance use treatment. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 60 participants.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 60 participants. It compares a Brief Family Based Intervention to Parenting Psychoeducation.

What's involved

You would participate in 6 sessions, either through the Brief Family Based Intervention or Parenting Psychoeducation. You would also complete assessments at the start, 3 months, and 6 months, and official arrest records will be collected for 12 months.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed for cannabis use and marijuana-related problems for 6 months, and for official arrest records for 12 months after starting the study.

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