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Well-being Skills for Reentry
Community-engaged Research to Promote Mental Health and Successful Reentry Outcomes Following Incarceration
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Formerly incarcerated in a local jail, state or federal prison * Can read, speak and understand English * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Suicidal ideation with some intent to act or with a specific plan and intent * Active psychosis * Daily or nearly daily use (over the past 3 months) of the following substances: cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants, sedatives or sleeping pills, hallucinogens, or opioids
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a mindfulness skills training program has mental health benefits for people returning to the community following incarceration. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does mindfulness skills training improve symptoms of anxiety and depression? * Do participants find this mindfulness program to be acceptable and feasible to participate in?
Researchers will compare outcomes for participants in the mindfulness training program to those in a waitlist control group who will receive the mindfulness program after the end of the study.
Participants will:
* Complete an initial intake visit, consisting of an interview and questionnaires * Randomly be assigned to a mindfulness group or a waitlist control group * Participate in weekly mindfulness classes for 6 weeks (mindfulness group only) * Complete a set of questionnaires after the conclusion of the mindfulness classes * Complete a set of questionnaires and an interview 2 months after the conclusion of the mindfulness classes
What is being tested
- Wellbeing skills for reentry (behavioral)
- Healthy Minds Program (device)
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Participants: 60 · Started: Jan 12, 2026
Contact the study team
- Study Team · Phone: (608) 228-1709
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06975657
Locations in the U.S.
| Wisconsin | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.