Recruiting

HAVEN=CONNECT

Sponsor:

George Washington University

Code:

NCT07401940

Conditions

Suicide Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 19

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

HAVEN-Connect

HAVEN Suicide Prevention

Study Details

Brief summary:

HAVEN=CONNECT is a comprehensive depression and suicide prevention intervention that is designed to be integrated into predominantly Black churches, a strategically ideal location for mental health intervention for Black youth. HAVEN=CONNECT has three components: (1) Church Community Engagement: an interactive process of introducing the program to key church leaders and stakeholder groups. (2) Faith-Based Curriculum: educational overview for pastors, other ministerial staff and youth lay leaders on how to integrate the program into the church using communication mediums that have cultural and religious relevance in the Black Church context. (3) Youth-Connect Intervention: The goals of this project are to test the impact of HAVEN=CONNECT (HAVEN) on key intervention targets, hypothesized mediators, and build a research-informed implementation strategy for future large-scale testing.

Conditions

Suicide Prevention

Study ID

NCT07401940

Start date

Jun 1, 2023

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 19

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria: For churches:

1. 75% of members self-identify as Black or African American,
2. 75% are fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria for Youth:

1. self-identify as Black/African American,
2. 13-19 years old, are fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria: Churches:

1. 25%+ of members self-identify as non-Black or African American
2. 25%+ are not fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria for Youth:

1. do not self-identify as Black/African American,
2. are younger than 13 or older than 19.

Study Design

Enrollment

240 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: HAVEN Intervention Group

Participants receive HAVEN Connect intervention

placebo comparator: HAVEN Wait List Control Group

On 6-month wait list where they only receive text messages

Interventions

HAVEN-Connect

Youth-Connect Program for adolescents/emerging adults and Connect training for adult members is a strength-based network health depression and suicide prevention program. Participants learn together about and model skills to each other to grow and sustain "Four Cores" supportive of mental health and reduced likelihood of vulnerability to suicidal thoughts: (1) Healthy relationships and accountability spanning friendship, community and family relationships (Kinship); (2) Meaning and value in life (Purpose); (3) Informal and formal help-seeking (Guidance); and (4) Activities that give strength and balance emotions (Balance). Modules include self-assessment of strength areas, needs and using Four Cores to manage challenging emotions. Group skill-building activities identify strengths of all members, and members learn how a strong network supports all members' well-being. The training uses active learning including high energy activities and peer-to-peer teaching.

HAVEN Suicide Prevention

Connect was developed to extend Sources of Strength, an evidence-based suicide prevention program that trains key opinion leaders to disseminate a model of healthy coping to peers, which has been implemented in over 80 secondary schools in New York State. Connect uses a multiple-session group training to build suicide protection at individual and group levels. The first version, Wingman-Connect was developed for young Air Force personnel in training (20% Black or multiracial).

Primary outcome measure

  • Kiddie-Computerized Adaptive Testing for Mental Disorders [ Time Frame: baseline, 1- and 6-month followup ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sherry D Molock, Ph.D., M.Div.

13017516217smolock@gwu.edu

Sidney Hankerson, MD

212 659-8838Sidney.Hankerson@mountsinai.org

Locations

Mt. Sinai Hospital; Ichon School of Medicine

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10029

Contacts

Sidney Hankerson, MD, MBA

212-659-8838Sidney.Hankerson@mountsinai.org

Crystal Clarke, MPH

212-659-8838Crystal.Clarke@mountsinai.org

University of Rochester Medical Center

Recruiting

Rochester, New York, United States, 14642-0002

Contacts

Peter Wyman, Ph.D.

585-784-8200peter_wyman@urmc.rochester.edu

Karen Schmeelk-Cone, Ph.D.

585-275-6428Karen_SchmeelkCone@urmc.rochester.ed

More Information

Sponsor

George Washington University

Last update posted

Jul 20, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • suicide prevention
  • Black youth
  • church based prevention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by George Washington University on 2026-07-20.