Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 12-17 (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at San Francisco, California and other locations
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by DSW Brittany Bryant

Description

Summary

This project aims to improve the understanding of the impact of Ethnic and Racial Discrimination (ERD) on adolescent alcohol and other drug use (AOD) within the Black Justice-Involved Youth (JIY) population. Individual interviews with Black JIY and focus groups with parents and guardians of Black JIY and community members who support change and reform in the justice community for Black JIY will be conducted.

Official Title

The Cultural Adaptation of an Alcohol and Other Drug Use Treatment for Black Justice Involved Youth

Details

Black JIY are overrepresented in the criminal justice system due to institutional racism and discrimination. The General Strain Theory posits that high levels of ethnic and racial discrimination (ERD), paired with elevated levels of witnessing or experiencing police brutality, places Black JIY at unique risk of increased alcohol and other drug use (AOD) as a means of coping with stressful events. Black JIY report engaging in comorbid alcohol and cannabis use to achieve temporary respite from discrimination-induced stress. While JIY engage in higher rates of comorbid alcohol and cannabis use compared to non-justice-involved youth, overall, Black JIY are less likely to be diverted to substance use treatment programs, less likely to engage in care after being released on probation, less likely to benefit from substance use treatment in terms of reduced risk of recidivism, and are more adversely affected by early onset of AOD activity than White JIY. To date, no known adolescent substance use treatment directly addresses ERD, the increased risk of AOD due to ERD, or explicitly presents tools on how to appropriately respond to AOD and discrimination distress among Black JIY. To address this problem, the investigator's research program aspires to improve the understanding of the impact of ERD on adolescent AOD within the Black JIY population. Individual interviews with Black JIY and focus groups with guardians of Black JIY and community members will be conducted. Data will be used to culturally adapt an adolescent substance use intervention. The culturally adapted intervention will then be piloted with 30 Black JIY.

Keywords

Substance Use, substance misuse, adolescent, cultural adaptation, Substance-Related Disorders, Culturally Adapted Adolescent Substance Use Treatment

Eligibility

For people ages 12-17

For Focus Groups and Interviews:

Black JIY Participants:

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between the ages of 12-17, 2) identify as Black or African American, and 3) on community probation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Will be excluded if they do not have parental consent to participate.

For Focus Groups and Interviews:

Adult Participants

Inclusion Criteria:

  • A guardian of JIY
  • An advocate (someone who supports change and reform in the justice community) for Black JIY.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Will be excluded if they do not provide consent to participate.

For pilot feasibility study:

Black JIY Participants:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between the ages of 12 and 17
  • Identify as Black or African American
  • Be on community probation
  • Meet criteria for alcohol, cannabis, or other drug misuse as defined by the DSM 5
  • Be experiencing at least 1 problem related to AOD;
  • The frequency of AOD must be weekly use over a 3-month period

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Will be excluded if they do not have parental consent to participate
  • Parole violation

Locations

  • UCSF accepting new patients
    San Francisco California 94110 United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina completed
    Charleston South Carolina 29425 United States

Lead Scientist at UCSF

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT06003725
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 55 study participants
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