ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2020
Engagement intervention versus treatment as usual for young adults with serious mental illness: a randomized pilot trial.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Just Do You Program for Young Adults With Serious Mental IIlness: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of a Brief Intervention to Improve Engagement and Recovery for At-risk Youth Enrolled in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis .
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of a brief intervention to improve engagement in a recovery program for young adults with serious mental illness.Schizophrenia research · 2022Trial
- Outcomes of a Metaintervention to Improve Treatment Engagement Among Young Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses: Application of a Pilot Randomized Explanatory Design.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2021Trial
- Community-based service engagement intervention for young adults with schizophrenia in China: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Examining Longitudinal, Reciprocal Relations Between Mental Health Service Use and Mental Health Symptoms.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026Article
- Developing a trauma-informed peer support framework for young adults (TIPS-YA): Building on lessons from the field.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2026Article
- Social Support Among Minoritized Emerging Adults With Serious Psychological Health Issues.Emerging adulthood (Print) · 2026Article
- Adaptation of a brief intervention to support engagement in early psychosis services: a service user-informed psychotherapy modification and study protocol.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A Brief Engagement Intervention Adapted for Racial and Ethnic Minority Young Adults in Mental Health Services: Protocol for a Pilot Optimization Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Stigma Among Historically Marginalized Young Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses: A Mixed Methods Study.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- Childhood adversities and suicidal ideation among young adults with serious mental illnesses: The mediating roles of perceived stress, dispositional hope, and mental health hope.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
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- A Mixed Methods Study of Ethnic Identity and Mental Health Recovery Processes in Minoritized Young Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Perspectives on the implementation and collaborative facilitation of an intervention to engage young adults in psychiatric rehabilitation.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2024Article
- Ethnic identity, stress, and personal recovery outcomes among young adults with serious mental health conditions.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2022Article
- A Systematic Review of Music-Based Interventions to Improve Treatment Engagement and Mental Health Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults.Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A · 2022Article
- Clients' Perspectives Regarding Peer Support Providers' Roles and Support for Client Access to and Use of Publicly Funded Mental Health Programs Serving Transition-Age Youth in Two Southern California Counties.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2022Article
- Investigating the impact of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization on youth and young adult trust and help-seeking in pathways to care.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Article
- Research- and health-related youth advisory groups in Canada: An environmental scan with stakeholder interviews.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Review
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15 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundYoung adults have elevated rates of mental health disorders, yet they often do not receive consistent care. The challenge of continuing to engage young adults has been pervasive worldwide. Few engagement interventions have been designed for young adults with serious mental illness. METHODS/
designThis pilot and feasibility study utilizes a hybrid research design, examining feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact, alongside implementation. The study combines qualitative methods, a small pilot randomized trial, and a small cost-benefit analysis. Respondents are clinic staff and young adults who have made initial contact with the Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program. Quantitative survey data are collected at baseline, 2 weeks (post-intervention), 1 month, and 3 months. The assessments focus on measuring feasibility, acceptability, engagement, and mental health outcomes. Medical record extraction will be used to triangulate self-report data. We will conduct single degree of freedom contrasts to examine whether DISCUSSION: The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of a young adult engagement meta-intervention through an intensive preliminary pilot trial, learning through collaboration with stakeholders.
trial registrationThis trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT03423212) on April 18, 2018, as Protocol Record R34 MH111861-01, New York University, as the
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