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Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study

RTI International

Start Date

10/16/2024

Completion Date

8/1/2028

Summary

The goal of this trial is to learn how the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) intervention affects the sexual and reproductive health behaviors, and quality of, and attitudes surrounding intimate partner relationships in adolescents and young adults (AYA) assigned female sex at birth who are pregnant or parenting. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the sexual and reproductive health behaviors during the study period? * Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the prevention or reduction of intimate partner violence (IPV)? * Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the attitudes and beliefs about healthy relationships? Researchers will compare the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health and relationships of participants assigned to the SDYP intervention group to participants assigned to the control (non-SDYP intervention) group to see if there is any difference or changes in those behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs before-and-after or without the SDYP intervention. Participants in the SDYP intervention will attend ten (10) 50-minute group sessions that will involve interactive discussions, thinking through life-like scenarios, games, role-plays, brainstorming, and a poster contest and theatrical play.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 14 years to 21 years

Inclusion Criteria: Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) \[EYP study participants\] * Aged 14-21 years (inclusive) at Screening. * Assigned female sex at birth. * Currently pregnant or parenting their child who lives with them at least part-time. * Able to speak and read English or Spanish. * Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent for enrollment in the EYP study. * Able and willing to provide adequate contact/locator information. * Able and willing to complete protocol requirements, including completion of three study interviews over one year. Study Facilitators (process evaluation participants) * Aged 18 years or older. * Trained and served as a facilitator of the SDYP intervention. * Able to speak and read English. * Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Per participant report at Screening or Enrollment, intends to travel away from their geographic area of residence for a time period that would interfere with study participation, including with intervention participation should the participant be randomized to the SDYP intervention. * Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI) or their designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP)

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Conditions

Gender-based ViolenceIntimate Partner Violence

Locations

Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Kent County

Camden, Delaware 19934

United States

Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Sussex County

Georgetown, Delaware 19947

United States

Healthy Generations Program at Children's National Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20020

United States

GCAPP and Communities In Schools of Albany/Dougherty

Albany, Georgia 31701

United States

GCAPP and Covenant House Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia 30318

United States

Berrien County Health Department

Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

United States

Eaton Regional Education Service Agency (RESA)

Charlotte, Michigan 48813

United States

Pathways Academy

Detroit, Michigan 48214

United States

Saginaw Intermediate School District

Saginaw, Michigan 48601

United States

The Exchange Club

Graham, North Carolina 27253

United States

Children & Family Resource Center

Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792

United States

Empowering Connections, Partnership for Children & Families

Sanford, North Carolina 27330

United States