Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support

The mHealth-Women's CoOp, was developed and tested in a previous randomized trial, is a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk-reduction intervention that addresses the intersection of substance use, sexual risk and violence through education, skills-building, and role-play and rehearsal via a mobile app. The mHealth-Women's CoOp app is also used to help participants monitor progress toward their goals throughout the study period. Specifically, the app is programmed to prompt the user, to visit the app and participate in several activities, including health and behavior check-in and revisiting aspects of the mHealth-Women's CoOp educational content to sustain risk reduction.

The enhanced online group component will be available to be accessed using the mHealth-Women's CoOp platform for participants in the enhanced arm. The purpose of this component is to allow for young women who use alcohol to interact with young women like them and also discuss issues related to substance use and sexual risk-taking via a guided conversation to allow for motivational and informational support. The virtual group component will include online live discussions moderated and monitored by a trained online facilitator.