Future Leaders Program: Testing a Youth Civic Leadership, Engagement, and Mindfulness Program

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Leadership, Engagement, and youth Activism Program with Mindfulness

EnvisionIT

Clinical Study ID

NCT06736522

7018E

4UH3AT012530

Ages > 14
All Genders
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The current study tests the feasibility and effectiveness of a youth intervention designed to provide meaningful leadership opportunities and to address barriers to equity, through the acquisition of civic leadership and development skills as well as mindfulness practice, LEAP: Leadership, Engagement, and youth Activism Program with Mindfulness.

The goal of this project is to determine whether the Leadership, Engagement, and youth Activism Program with Mindfulness (LEAP) curriculum, which was developed with youth of color, is a feasible and effective intervention for fostering civic leadership, civic development, and wellbeing. The investigators seek to understand whether LEAP can support wellbeing for youth of color as a strategy to increase youth mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) health and decrease health disparities in youth of color.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Adolescents ages 14 and older in grades 9-12 during the Fall/Winter or in grades 9-11 during the Spring
Enrolled in a partner site in MA or Chicago, Il
Adolescents are only included with parent consent and youth assent if they are underthe age of 18. Adolescents at least 18 years old can provide consent.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

They participated in the pilot phase (UG3)
They cannot commit to participation in the full study (e.g., attendance at allintervention sessions)
They are not in grades 9-12 at a partner site
Parent/guardian has a preferred consent language other than English or Spanish.

Study Design

Leadership, Engagement, and youth Activism Program with Mindfulness

December 16, 2024

March 31, 2028

Study Description

The LEAP study will determine whether a 14-session program designed to provide leadership and mindfulness skills to youth of color is an effective and feasible intervention. The curriculum consists of 14 two-hour sessions delivered after school. The comparison group will take part in EnvisionIT, a college and career readiness program designed for students in grades 6 through 12. EnvisionIT aims to prepare students with essential transition skills, digital literacy, and college and career readiness. The comparison group will also have 14 two-hour group sessions. Both LEAP and EnvisionIT will be delivered by trained facilitators. All participants in LEAP and EnvisionIT will be assessed at four time points assessing program outcomes; facilitators will also complete interviews post-intervention and provide feedback on data fidelity and acceptability following each session. This record reports on the UH3 phase of the grant.

Connect with a study center

University of Illinois, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60608
United States
Site Not Available
METCO
Boston, Massachusetts 02119
United States
Active - Recruiting

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