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Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement
Evaluating the Impact of Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE)
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Parent or guardian of teen age 11-14 years * Receiving primary care at selected study sites * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Parents of children with severe mental illness (indicated by psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months or previous diagnosis of psychosis) * Parents of children with severe developmental delay (indicated by prior diagnosis of severe neurodevelopmental impairment, global developmental delay, severe expressive language delay) * Not available at time group is scheduled
About the study
The purpose of this research study is to learn if a parenting program called Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) can help parents have more confidence in parenting their teen and improve their knowledge about normal teen development and teen mental health. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does the AMP-CARE parenting program improve confidence in teen parenting and positive parenting? * Does the AMP-CARE parenting program improve parent knowledge about mental health?
Researchers will compare participants who complete the parenting program to those who do not.
Participants will:
* Complete 2 surveys, one at the start of the study and one 6 -12 weeks later * Half of the participants will be randomly picked to attend the 6 virtual AMP-CARE sessions right away. * The other half will have the opportunity to attend AMP-CARE after they complete the second survey.
What is being tested
- Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Participants: 60 · Started: May 28, 2026
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07303062
Locations in the U.S.
| North Carolina | UNC Pediatrics at Panther Creek, Cary UNC Children's Primary and Specialty Care at Carolina Pointe II, Chapel Hill |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.