TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to Decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven

NCT05723614 | Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 20000321841R01MD017526-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 61,770
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 7

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this study is to implement and test a strengths-based, community-driven intervention to reduce gun violence by (1) improving housing stability through providing financial assistance coupled with comprehensive financial education for the re-entry population as well as their family members, and (2) fostering greater support for mental health by training a trusted network of community members in trauma-informed counseling.

Conditions

Firearm Injury

Keywords

gun violence; structural racism

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in rates of gun violence

  The neighborhood rate of incident gun violence assessed among everyone in the neighborhoods; these data will be provided annually by the New Haven Police Department.

  Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, and 36 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in neighborhood social cohesion using the Social Cohesion sub-scale of the Sampson Collective Efficacy Scale

  Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months

• Change in participant self-efficacy based on the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale

  Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months

• Change in perceived health and well-being based on the Well-being Assessment

  Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months

• Change in financial security

  Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The two components in the intervention arm of TRUE HAVEN are: housing support for recently incarcerated people as well as family members of currently incarcerated people, and mental wellness training for neighborhood residents to participate in trauma-informed care training sessions.

Behavioral: TRUE HAVEN

Interventions

TRUE HAVEN BEHAVIORAL

The two components of the TRUE HAVEN intervention are: housing support for recently incarcerated people as well as family members of currently incarcerated people, and mental wellness training for neighborhood residents to participate in trauma-informed care training sessions.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• Age 18 or above
• Family member currently incarcerated or person returning from prison within the last 12 months
• Live in one of the seven neighborhoods with highest rates of gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut
• Plans to leave the study area within 1 year

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): collaborator

Study Sites (7)

Beaver Hills

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

RECRUITING

Dixwell

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

RECRUITING

Dwight/West River

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

RECRUITING

Fair Haven

New Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States

RECRUITING

Hill North and South

New Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States

RECRUITING

Newhallville

New Haven, Connecticut, 06514, United States

RECRUITING

West Rock/West Hills

New Haven, Connecticut, 06515, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Tong G, Spell VT, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang EA, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health. 2023 Aug 14;23(1):1545. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.

  PMID: 37580653 DERIVED

• Tong G, Spell VT, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang EA, Roy B. TRUsted rEsidents and Housing Assistance to decrease Violence Exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): A strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2023 May 10:rs.3.rs-2874381. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2874381/v1.

  PMID: 37214890 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Systemic Racism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Racism; Prejudice; Social Behavior; Behavior; Social Discrimination

Study Officials

• Emily Wang, MD, MAS

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Emily Wang, MD, MAS

CONTACT

(203) 737-7624; emily.wang@yale.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: One component of the intervention will focus on providing housing support for recently incarcerated people as well as family members of currently incarcerated people. The target sample size is about 700. The other component of the intervention is mental wellness training for neighborhood residents to participate in trauma-informed care training sessions.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2023
• First Posted: February 13, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2027
• Last Updated: February 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: One year following the end of the funding.
• Access Criteria: One year after the end of study funding, the de-identified data will be available upon request to the principal investigators of the study (Brita Roy, Brita.Roy@nyulangone.org; Virginia Spell, vtspell@ulsc.org; Emily Wang, emily.wang@yale.edu)

Locations

US (7)