New Haven MOMS Partnership

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01665872

5CCEWH1110210501 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

1010007484

Details and patient eligibility

About

Phase II of the MOMS Partnership aims to:

1. conduct a needs assessment of the mental health of mothers residing in New Haven, CT;
2. provide on-site group intervention services (randomized by housing community) to improve signs/symptoms of depression/stress/trauma among mothers living onsite.

Full description

The purpose of this project is to expand and enhance the New Haven Mental health Outreach for Mothers (MOMs) Coalition beyond pregnancy and depression to include a broader definition of mental illness (depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders), and a larger target population (low-income, racially and ethnically diverse, pregnant and parenting women) in the City of New Haven. Through this expansion, the Coalition will bring together the community of women, their families and advocates, healthcare providers, policy and agency leaders, and academics, to inform the development and conduct of public health approaches around the mental health of low-income, racially and ethnically diverse, pregnant and parenting women. The specific goals of this Phase I proposal are:

1. To conduct a community-led needs assessment on the mental health of low-income, ethnically and racially diverse pregnant and parenting women in the City of New Haven.
2. To provide randomized intervention services to improve signs/symptoms of depression/stress/trauma among mothers living in public housing in New Haven, CT

Enrollment: 154 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• CES-D score >=16
• Child under the age of 18 (participant must be a mother)
• Resident of public housing authority complex in New Haven, CT or an affiliated Section 8 recipient

Exclusion criteria

• Positive for psychosis
• Active suicidal ideation
• Non-English or Spanish speakers
• Unable to provide informed consent
• Unwilling to accept randomization
• Moving within the intervention & follow-up period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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154 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

8-session Cognitive-Behavioral intervention based on Munoz et al's Mother Baby Manual, modified to meet the needs of mothers of children of all ages residing in public housing in New Haven, CT. Intervention co-facilitated by mental health clinician and a Community Mental Health Ambassador (peer).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy

Standard of care - Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

8-session Cognitive-Behavioral intervention based on Munoz et al's Mother Baby Manual, modified to meet the needs of mothers of children of all ages residing in public housing in New Haven, CT. Intervention administered by mental health clinician.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy