PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens in Juvenile Justice (PHAT Life)
HIV
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for HIV focused on measuring HIV Prevention, Juvenile Justice, Sexual Health, Evidence Based Intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- male or female gender
- placed on probation following arrest
- remanded to a probation program
- 13-17 years old
- both adolescent and parent are fluent English speakers
- not a ward of the state (DCFS Ward).
Exclusion Criteria:
- are unable to understand the consent/assent process
- do not speak English, because instruments are normed for English speakers
- do not assent; d) legal guardians do not consent to teens' participation
- are not 13 -17 years old
- are not on probation or remanded to a probation program
- are Wards of the state (DCFS Ward)
Sites / Locations
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
PHAT Life Intervention
Health Promotion Control
PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens, is a uniquely-tailored intervention designed for recently-arrested juvenile offenders on probation. The program will teach teens about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and safer decision-making. PHAT Life draws on social learning theory and a Social-Personal Framework to address individual and social mechanisms related to HIV-risk, including emotion regulation, peer norms, partner communication, relationship characteristics, and HIV/AIDS/STI and substance use knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.
A health promotion program focusing on nutrition, physical activity, substance use, and sexual health.