Recruiting

Mental Health Literacy

Sponsor:

Stanford University

Code:

NCT06712147

Conditions

Mental Health Services

Community Mental Health Services

Community Health Services

Preventive Health Services

Counseling

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Overcoming Life's Hurdles: Mental health education

Overcoming Life's Hurdles: Resources in the community

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to increase and strengthen connections between Latino/a individuals and mental health services. Through this intervention, the investigators aim to improve mental health literacy, decrease stigma, increase coping skills, and increase mental health help seeking, even before they are in crisis. Participants will be asked to participate in six educational sessions hosted by Promotores de Salud.

Conditions

Mental Health Services

Community Mental Health Services

Community Health Services

Preventive Health Services

Counseling

Study ID

NCT06712147

Start date

Jan 6, 2025

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 65

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion criteria:

  • Has heritage or self-identifies as Hispanic and/or Latino/a
  • Must speak English or Spanish
  • Primary residence is in 95116, 95122, 95127, 95112, 95111, 95121,95148, or 95133 zip codes

Exclusion criteria:

  • Persons from the same household
  • First degree family member

Study Design

Enrollment

192 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Mental health use, education, and skill-building

Participants randomly assigned to this arm will attend a 6 week educational series that will cover topics around mental health.

Data will be collected form participants at baseline (before the start of the first session), 1 week after the last session, and at 3- and 6- months after the sessions (follow ups).

active comparator: Resources in the community

Participants randomly assigned to this arm will attend a 6 week educational series that will cover topics on resources in the community.

Data will be collected form participants at baseline (before the start of the first session), 1 week after the last session, and at 3- and 6- months after the sessions (follow ups).

Interventions

Overcoming Life's Hurdles: Mental health education

The intervention group will cover educational topics around mental health including: mental health literacy, individual coping skills, stigma reduction strategies, resources for mental health support, and mental health rights.

Overcoming Life's Hurdles: Resources in the community

The control group will cover topics including: mental health resources in the community, violence (i.e. domestic violence), employment and education opportunities, housing and tenant rights, immigration and acculturation, and community team building and empowerment.

Primary outcome measure

  • Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale - Short Form [ Time Frame: 6 month follow up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Principal Investigator

(312) 209-3083newberry@stanford.edu

Locations

Stanford University

Recruiting

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

More Information

Sponsor

Stanford University

Last update posted

Apr 6, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • mental health
  • promotores de salud
  • help-seeking
  • community resources

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Stanford University on 2026-04-06.