Trial reportJournal of substance use and addiction treatment2023
A randomized controlled trial of a brief motivational interviewing-based group intervention for emerging adults experiencing homelessness: 12-Month effects on substance use and sexual risk behavior.
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- A mixed methods evaluation of a motivational enhancement intervention to increase SARS-CoV-2 testing among people experiencing houselessness and people who inject drugs.Psychological services · 2025Trial
- Protective behavioral strategies and alcohol consequences following a group-based motivational intervention for young adults experiencing homelessness.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Trial
- Investigating Change in Psychosocial Outcomes for Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles With and Without Pregnancy Experiences.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of a brief motivational interviewing-based group intervention for emerging adults experiencing homelessness: 24-month effects on alcohol use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- Grouping motivational interviewing for alcohol craving in individuals with alcohol use disorder: the influence of drinking history on its efficacy.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
- Grouping motivational interviewing is only effective for younger patients with alcohol dependence in the rehabilitation stage.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
- Trajectories of alcohol and cannabis use among emerging adults with a history of unstable housing: Associations with functioning over a two-year period.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Understanding effects of the group process on drinking outcomes for emerging adults experiencing homelessness.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
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- Associations between service use and behavioral health trajectories among young adults experiencing homelessness.Children and youth services review · 2024Article
- Predictors of Housing Trajectories Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2024Article
- Secondary Outcomes of a Brief Group Alcohol and Risky Sex Intervention for Emerging Adults Experiencing Homelessness.Emerging adulthood (Print) · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionFew brief evidence-based risk reduction programs for emerging adults experiencing homelessness focus on the interrelated problems of substance use and sexual risk behavior. This study examines outcomes from a 12-month evaluation of AWARE, a brief Motivational Interviewing (MI)-based group risk reduction intervention for this population.
methodsIn a cluster randomized crossover trial, N = 276 18-25-year-olds received AWARE or usual care at drop-in centers serving homeless youth in Los Angeles County. We evaluated intervention effects on substance use and condomless sex (primary outcomes), as well as drinking consequences and protective strategies, number of casual partners, self-efficacy, and motivation for change (secondary outcomes).
resultsAWARE participants self-reported reductions in their alcohol use and negative consequences from drinking, and an increase in use of drinking protective strategies. AWARE participants also reported an initial decrease in drug use other than marijuana, followed by a slight uptake later on, as well as an initial increase in importance of cutting down on other drug use followed by a decrease. Control group participants did not show change in these outcomes. Among those who reported casual sex partners at both baseline and 12-month surveys, exploratory analyses indicated that AWARE participants had a 29 % decline in condomless sex with casual partners compared to a 6 % decline for control group participants.
conclusionsFindings build on our pilot work by demonstrating that AWARE has long-term benefits on drinking among emerging adults experiencing homelessness. Further work should seek to strengthen its long-term effectiveness in reducing drug use in this population.
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