Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Empowering Newcomer Voices: A Trauma-Informed, Gender-Responsive Group Intervention in Schools (VOCES-NUEVAS)

United States24 participantsStarted 2025-03-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to see if VOCES-NUEVAS, a school-based program for newcomer girls from Latin America, is helpful and easy to use. The main questions the investigators want to answer are: * Is VOCES-NUEVAS a good fit for newcomer girls in schools? * Does it help improve their mental health and well-being? Students who are already part of the VOCES-NUEVAS program at four school-based health centers will take short surveys before and after the program and give feedback after each session. The adults leading the program will also share their thoughts in group discussions or interviews. The results will help improve the program and prepare for a larger study in the future.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria (Youth): * current students of an Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and/or School-based Health Center (SBHC) middle or high school site * Eligible and registered to participate in a VOCES NUEVAS group during the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school year Exclusion Criteria (Youth): * Not proficient in Spanish * Unable to provide informed consent or assent * Does not meet eligibility criteria to participate in VOCES-NUEVAS intervention * Not enrolled as a middle or high school at an OUSD school/SBHC site. Inclusion Criteria (Provider): * aged 18 years old or older * current social worker or school provider working at one of the eligible Oakland Unified School District and/or School-based Health Center middle or high school sites * Facilitating a VOCES NUEVAS group during the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school year * Eligible to deliver school services at OUSD school/school-based health center sites * Previously trained on Voices-LITE curriculum * proficient in English and Spanish Exclusion Criteria (Provider): * Not proficient in Spanish and/or English language * Not previously trained on the Voices-LITE intervention * Not approved to deliver the VOCES-NUEVAS intervention to students at OUSD schools/SBHC sites * Not leading a VOCES-NUEVAS group at an OUSD school/SBHC site during the 2024-2025 school year.

What they're measuring

Youth Session Feedback Forms

Timeframe: Weekly for 8 weeks during the 8-week group intervention period

Provider Session Feedback Forms

Timeframe: Weekly for 8 weeks during the 8-week group intervention period

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07041931

SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-12