Gentle Warriors Academy Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

Midwest Evaluation & Research

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Fathers

Treatments: Behavioral: Primary Services

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06899100

#2021/03/42

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this descriptive study is to explore whether there is an association between participation in the Gentle Warriors Academy and improvements in outcomes related to parenting, co-parenting, and parental well-being. Participants are surveyed at program entry, program exit, and 12 months following program enrollment, and changes in participant attitudes and behaviors are assessed over time.

Full description

This study is a descriptive evaluation of the Gentle Warriors Academy program offered to fathers in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Program participants are informed about the study and asked to provide consent to participate in the evaluation of the program. Consenting participants complete surveys at program enrollment, program exit, and 12 months after program enrollment, and survey data is used to determine if the program is associated with short-term and long-term changes in attitudes and behaviors among participants. Changes in parenting attitudes and parental well-being are assessed by comparing survey answers before and after participating in 26 hours of the Next Level Fatherhood primary curriculum. Changes in behaviors related to parenting and co-parenting are assessed from program entry to 12 months post-enrollment.

Enrollment: 709 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (age 18-55)
• Father/father figure
• With children under age 16
• Reside in Metro Atlanta area

Exclusion criteria

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Not a father/father figure
• Children older than 16 years old
• Reside outside of Metro Atlanta area

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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709 participants in 1 patient group

Primary Services

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive 26 hours of Next Level Fatherhood curriculum, 2 hours of child maltreatment workshops, 2 hours of anger management workshops, and 2 hours of optional legitimation workshops. Participants also receive ongoing case management and support services.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Primary Services