Families With Pride ("Familias Con Orgullo").

Purpose

This study will evaluate the effects of a parenting intervention for Hispanic sexual minority youth in preventing/reducing drug use and depressive symptoms. It will also examine whether the intervention improves parent social support for the adolescent, parent acceptance, family functioning, and whether it reduces general stress and stress associated with being a Hispanic sexual minority.

Conditions

  • Depression
  • Drug Use

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 13 Years and 17 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Youth, 13 - 17, who report at least one of the following: a) identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, or b) reports same-sex sexual behavior. - Adolescent has their disclosed their sexual minority status to at least one parent. - Adolescent is of Hispanic immigrant origin, defined by having at least one parent that self-identifies as Hispanic (English and Spanish speaking Hispanics can participate in the study). - Adolescent lives with an adult parent who is willing to participate. - Family lives in South Florida

Exclusion Criteria

  • Adolescent identifies as transgender. - Family plans to move out of South Florida during the study period

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Families with Pride ("Familias con Orgullo") 		Participants in this group will receive the Families with Pride (Familias con Orgullo) intervention. The intervention consists of seven multi parent group sessions, three multi adolescent group sessions, and four family sessions (parents participant in a total of 11 sessions, adolescents participate in a total of seven sessions) that will be delivered by a facilitator to the parent-child dyad across 12 weeks.
  • Behavioral: Families with Pride ("Familias con Orgullo")
    Families with Pride (Familias con Orgullo) aims to prevent the co-occurring epidemics of drug use and depression in Hispanic sexual minority youth. It focuses on improving parent support for the adolescent, parent acceptance of the adolescent, family functioning (e.g., communication), and decreasing stress and sexual minority stress. The program consists of 11 weekly, in-person sessions: 7 parent group sessions, 3 concurrent adolescent group sessions, both lasting two hours, 4 family sessions lasting 1 hour in either Spanish or English, depending on participant language preference. In the parent group sessions, parents come together to foster social support, family functioning, and increase parental support and acceptance for the adolescent. In the adolescent sessions, adolescents build skills in confronting and managing stressors related to being a sexual minority.
No Intervention
Community Practice 		In this condition, participants will not receive an intervention, only the standard of care services for up to 12 weeks.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Miami

Study Contact

Guillermo Prado, PhD
305-284-2002
gprado@miami.edu

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