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Well-being Skills for Reentry

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Start Date

1/12/2026

Completion Date

11/30/2027

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mindfulness skills training program has mental health benefits for people returning to the community following incarceration. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does mindfulness skills training improve symptoms of anxiety and depression? * Do participants find this mindfulness program to be acceptable and feasible to participate in? Researchers will compare outcomes for participants in the mindfulness training program to those in a waitlist control group who will receive the mindfulness program after the end of the study. Participants will: * Complete an initial intake visit, consisting of an interview and questionnaires * Randomly be assigned to a mindfulness group or a waitlist control group * Participate in weekly mindfulness classes for 6 weeks (mindfulness group only) * Complete a set of questionnaires after the conclusion of the mindfulness classes * Complete a set of questionnaires and an interview 2 months after the conclusion of the mindfulness classes

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Formerly incarcerated in a local jail, state or federal prison * Can read, speak and understand English * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Suicidal ideation with some intent to act or with a specific plan and intent * Active psychosis * Daily or nearly daily use (over the past 3 months) of the following substances: cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants, sedatives or sleeping pills, hallucinogens, or opioids

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Wellbeing skills for reentry

DEVICE

Healthy Minds Program

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Conditions

Formerly Incarcerated Adults

Locations

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin 53703

United States