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NCT Number: NCT06868498

Train and EMPOWER A Community Health Workforce to Achieve Equity and Reduce Disparities in Mental Health

The investigators suggest a multi-step approach to improve access to mental health care for minority groups. The plan focuses on three goals: increasing diversity in the mental health workforce, bringing more expertise into the community, and strengthening the community's ability to address the factors that impact mental health.

To do this, the TEACH study team will work with students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups at a minority-serving school. Students will be provided the opportunity to obtain their CHW Certification while receiving course credit for their degree. Students will then be eligible to participate in an internship to utilize their skills. The TEACH study team will help these students with their training, supervision, and ongoing support. These students will then be able to work with their communities to tackle common mental health issues and the social factors that contribute to those problems.

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Key information

Conditions

CHW Certification

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Baylor Scott and White Research Institute

Dallas, Texas, 75204, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Must be enrolled as a UTA undergraduate student with unmet internship hours
  • Must be aged 18 and over
  • Must be able to provide informed consent.
  • Must have successful completion of the UTA CHW/EMPOWER course (Phase 2) and/or State of Texas CHW certification (for non-EMPOWER-trained CHWs) at the start of internship

Exclusion criteria

  • Under 18 years
  • Not enrolled as an undergraduate student at UTA
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Non-successful completion of EMPOWER course and/or State of Texas CHW certification at the start of internship

Treatment and study plan

A semester-long course for training of students as CHWs with additional EMPOWER training for delivering a brief trans-diagnostic psychosocial intervention.

Other

Students will participate in a special topics course resulting in a CHW certification with the state of Texas. The course will focus on behavioral activation interventions. Undergraduate Bachelor of Social Work (BSWs) students will then be deployed to the health system as certified CHWs with mental health training to provide a sufficient level of care for many, and an entry point to clinical care for those who have needs that are currently unaddressed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Job Placement

    Time frame: 12 months after the intervention has ended

    Data collected regarding career placement and/or further educational pursuits (i.e. MSW)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Depression

    Time frame: Baseline, an average of 5 months after the start of the intervention, and immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Patient Health Questionnaire 9 - Scores range from 0-27. Higher scores indicates that major depressive disorder is likely.

  2. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    Time frame: Baseline, an average of 5 months after the start of the intervention, and immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 PTSD Checklist - Scores range from 0-80 where higher scores indicate more severe PTSD symptoms

  3. Primary Care Visits

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Healthcare Utilization - Number of primary care visits

  4. Anxiety

    Time frame: Baseline, an average of 5 months after the start of the intervention, and immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 - Scores range from 0-21, where higher scores indicate more severe anxiety

  5. Behavioral Health Visits

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Number of Behavioral Health Visits

  6. Quality of Behavioral Health Visits

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Description of the quality of any behavioral health visits

  7. Acute Hospital Stays

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Number of acute hospitalizations

  8. Emergency Department Stays

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention, an average of 10 months

    Number of emergency department visits

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baylor Research Institute

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
  • The University of Texas at Arlington

Registry information

Acronym: TEACH

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Mar 11, 2025
Registry last updated
May 5, 2026

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