Helana Marie Boutros, Sabastian Koprich, Abigail J Simms, Noel Tsui, Rose-Anne Boyle, Jen Harrison, Melissa Riddell, Santana Sanftenberg, Shelley Cripps, Sarah A Edwards
Landscape of Métis health and wellness: protocol for a scoping review
BMJ open
substance use continues remain public health issue youths united states black youths living urban communities heightened risk poor outcomes associated substance use misuse due exposure stressors neighborhoods racial discrimination lack prevention education programs specifically targeting black youths many black youths especially live urban communities access culturally tailored interventions leaving critical gap prevention since family wellknown protective factor substance misuse black youths essential create sustainable accessible programming incorporates black youths families voices develop suitable prevention program aim understand cultural environmental level factors influence substance use among black youths develop prevention program increase parentchild substance use education among black families study take place within urban cities new jersey paterson east orange new jersey main study sites cities large population black youths studys team strong ties youthsserving organizations formative qualitative study conducted first using first 3 steps adaptitt assessment decision adaptation production topical experts integration training testing framework begin development intervention black families three aims described aim 1 collect qualitative data black parents youths aged 1117 years parentchild dyads n20 challenges barriers facilitators communicating substance use aim 2 adapt selected evidencebased intervention black families develop family advisory board guide adaptation aim 3 assess feasibility intervention theater testing involving family community advisory board study part 2year research pilot study award national institutes drug abuse data collection began may 2023 aim 1 95 complete aim 1 data collection expected complete december 30 2023 data analysis immediately follow aim 2 activity occur spring 2024 aim 3 activity may begin fall 2024 conclude 2025 study one interventions address substance use among youths uses parents families urban communities protective factor within program anticipate intervention benefit black youths new jersey across nation working building culturally appropriate communityspecific prevention education building strong families relationships resulting reduction delayed substance use derr110219655470