Prevention of Substance Use in At-Risk Students: A Family-Centered Web Program
Substance Use, Conduct Disorders in Adolescence, Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Substance Use focused on measuring Family Check-up
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- enrollment of child in 6th or 7th grade at one of the 6 participating middle schools;
- caregivers are the parent or legal guardian of the participating youth;
- caregivers have web access at home or are willing to access the web via computers located in the school or public library
Exclusion Criteria:
- children with severe developmental disabilities or physical disabilities (e.g., autism, genetic disorders, Down syndrome) will not be eligible to participate.
Sites / Locations
- University of Oregon
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Web/ Mobile-only
Web/mobile + coach
Wait list control
Participants will complete the FCU online independently, without the help of a coach.
Participants will complete the FCU online and will be contacted by a family coach. The coach will conduct motivational interviewing and provide support to parents via phone. Participants in this condition will have contact with a coach at least 2 times.
Participants in this condition will receive "middle school as usual", meaning that they will continue to receive whatever services are normally provided by the middle school during the year of their participation in the study. Once their research participation is completed (i.e., after they complete their final follow-up survey), participants in this condition will be offered the opportunity to use the FCU-Online website if they wish, without the support of a coach. No additional data will be collected.