Rigorous Evaluation of Morehouse School of Medicine's Parent Toolkit 2.0 Intervention (Morehouse Family Health Study)
Child Trends
Summary
Child Trends will conduct a randomized control trial evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0, an innovative intervention for parents and caregivers of middle and high school students. Child Trends will collaborate with Morehouse School of Medicine and Tressa Tucker \& Associates, LLC to implement and evaluate the program with 1,000 parent-teen pairs across Georgia. The program includes three components that will be delivered across a three-week period: (1) an online self-paced Parent Guide with information, tips, tools, and resources on adolescent health, including sexual health; (2) four videos modeling parent-teen communication around sex and contraception; and (3) two group-based sessions for parent participants to discuss program content and improve communication skills. The program aims to increase parent knowledge and parent-teen communication about adolescent health, sexual health, and relationships to help youth adopt health-promoting behaviors such as delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use.
Description
Child Trends, in partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), will implement Parent Toolkit 2.0. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential developed the Parent Toolkit intervention and Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant. Child Trends plans to conduct an individual randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of Parent Toolkit 2.0 in delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use among youth who engage in sexual activity. Youth outcomes are e…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 12–15 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria for Adult Participants: * 25 to 70 years old * Lives in an eligible zip code in Georgia * Parent or caregiver of 12- to 15-year-old child who wants to participate in this study with them * Lives with child at least 50% of the time Exclusion Criteria for Adult Participants: * Lives in a home with a child who is already enrolled in this study * Raises child with an adult who is already enrolled in this study Inclusion Criteria for Child Participants: * 12-15 years old * Lives with a parent or caregiver who wants to participate in this study with them * Able to complete su…
Interventions
- BehavioralMorehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0
Parent Toolkit 2.0 is designed to equip parents and caregivers with skills to talk to their teens about sex and contraception and ultimately influence their teens' decision-making and behaviors around sex. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential (GCAPP) developed the Parent Toolkit intervention. Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant, creating Parent Toolkit 2.0.
- BehavioralMorehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide
General Health Guide provides information to parents on how to promote health in their families.
Location
- Community OutreachCairo, Georgia