Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Yale University

Code:

NCT05723614

Conditions

Firearm Injury

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

TRUE HAVEN

Study Details

Brief summary:

The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with comprehensive financial education for the re-entry population as well as their family members, and (2) fostering greater support for mental health by training a trusted network of community members in trauma-informed counseling.

Conditions

Firearm Injury

Study ID

NCT05723614

Start date

Feb 1, 2023

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Jul, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

All residents in the study neighborhoods are eligible for outcome assessment. For the intervention component of housing support, the below inclusion and exclusion criteria apply.

Inclusion criteria:

  • Age 18 or above
  • Family member currently incarcerated or person returning from prison within the last 12 months
  • Live in one of the seven neighborhoods with highest rates of gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut

Exclusion criteria:

  • Plans to leave the study area within 1 year

Study Design

Enrollment

61770 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Control

experimental: Intervention

The two components in the intervention arm of TRUE HAVEN are: housing support for recently incarcerated people as well as family members of currently incarcerated people, and mental wellness training for neighborhood residents to participate in trauma-informed care training sessions.

Interventions

TRUE HAVEN

The two components of the TRUE HAVEN intervention are: housing support for recently incarcerated people as well as family members of currently incarcerated people, and mental wellness training for neighborhood residents to participate in trauma-informed care training sessions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in rates of gun violence [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, and 36 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Emily Wang, MD, MAS

(203) 737-7624emily.wang@yale.edu

Locations

Beaver Hills

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511

Contacts

Virginia Spell

vtspell@ulsc.org

Dixwell

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511

Contacts

Virginia Spell

203-327-5810vtspell@ulsc.org

Principal Investigator:

Virginia Spell

Dwight/West River

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06511

Contacts

Virginia Spell

203-327-5810vtspell@ulsc.org

Principal Investigator:

Virginia Spell

Fair Haven

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06513

Contacts

Virginia Spell

vtspell@ulsc.org

Principal Investigator:

Virginia Spell

Hill North and South

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06513

Contacts

Virginia Spell

vtspell@ulsc.org

Principal Investigator:

Virginia Spell

Newhallville

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06514

Contacts

Virginia Spell

vtspell@ulsc.org

Principal Investigator:

Virginia Spell

West Rock/West Hills

Recruiting

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06515

Contacts

Virginia Spell

203-327-5810vtspell@ulsc.org

Principal Investigator:

Virginia Spell

More Information

Sponsor

Yale University

Last update posted

Feb 13, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • gun violence
  • structural racism

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Yale University on 2026-02-13.