Evaluation of Link for Equity (Students of Color Population)

The Interventionist will use motivational interviewing skills, assess ethnic and racial microaggressions, and provide support, screen for posttraumatic stress, and, if appropriate, link student to advanced care. The student may meet with the Interventionist several times during the remainder of the school year. These meetings will be approximately 10-30 minutes in length and occur during the school day in a private location determined by the Interventionist. The student may be referred to additional resources as a result of the meetings. The meetings will be documented by the Interventionist using a case management system (in RedCap).

In order to compare outcomes contemporaneously, students from waitlisted schools will be asked to complete baseline and follow-up surveys, which will be collected at approximately the same time as in the immediate intervention schools. The data will be captured for analysis at the end of the study. Students will complete intervention following the waitlist period.