217
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2012
Treatment as usual
Those participants receiving standard care will be referred to special programs as needed to reduce their involvement in risky health behaviors.
Behavioral health intervention
Participants assigned to the health education intervention will attend 10 weekly education sessions that will be led by trained health educators. Parents or guardians may be asked to attend sessions depending on their interest in the intervention and the age of the youth participant. Topics covered will include teenage smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and obesity. Cognitive-behavioral strategies, role playing, and media clips will be used to stimulate discussion and involvement in the intervention.
University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Los Angeles
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Kaiser Permanente Research Foundation
UNKNOWN
University of California, Los Angeles
OTHER