Survey of Correction Officers Before and After a Targeted Education Campaign (COsurvey)

Columbia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Work-Related Condition

Treatments: Behavioral: Targeted Educational Campaign

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05451225

NYSPI 7771 - 251050

R34MH117766 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will implement a multifaceted Target Education Campaign (TEC) within the three jails about recognizing early psychotic symptoms and referring to the Correctional Health Services. This campaign will include print materials and targeted trainings for Correction Officers. To develop all aspects of the TEC, the investigators will convene a workgroup, meeting biweekly for the first 6 months, including the entire investigative team, as well as experts at the Center for Practice Innovations (CPI). Depending on the nature of agreed-upon educational materials, the investigators will use specific areas of expertise at CPI for development. Materials will provide specific, actionable, and persuasive messaging about: (1) how to identify select signs of psychosis, (2) how to refer to the Specialized Early Engagement Support Service (SEESS) (in year 2), and (3) the effectiveness of early treatment through coordinated specialty care for early psychosis. Messaging will be continuous in the three jails.

Full description

Because Correction Officers in the three jails of interest are critically positioned to influence pathways to care, print materials will be supplemented with professional outreach and education by the SEESS. Roll-call is the approved venue by which all ongoing education happens for Correction Officers. Roll-calls take place at the beginning of each shift (7am, 3pm, 11pm) every day of the week in the same location and last ~ 15 - 20 minutes; all staff starting that shift attend. During roll-call, brief messages (2-3 minutes) will be delivered by the Controlling Captains, which is the standard practice for communicating important information to Correction Officers. Both daytime and overnight shifts will receive the targeted training for the 24 months of the TEC.

The investigators will collect pre-TEC (baseline) and during-TEC (at 6 months and 12 months) data from Correction Officers through brief surveys, which will be used to test changes in mean scores for knowledge, behavioral expectations, and self-efficacy, which are three key constructs from Social Cognitive Theory.

Enrollment: 451 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Correction Officers;
• over the age of 21

Exclusion criteria

• children under the age of 21 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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451 participants in 1 patient group

Targeted Educational Campaign (TEC) for Correction Officers

Experimental group

Description:

The investigators will implement a Targeted Educational Campaign (TEC) within 3 jails. The TEC is designed to lead to referrals of detainees (previously not detected as having potential mental health concerns) to Correctional Health Services (CHS) by Correction Officers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Targeted Educational Campaign