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Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength

Co-Producing a Trauma and Substance Use Mental Health Literacy Intervention

Who can join

Ages 18 to 35 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Self-identify as Black or African American
2. Be between the ages of 18 and 35 years old
3. Endorse previous lifetime trauma exposure
4. Participants must speak English
5. Participants are capable of giving informed consent and capable of complying with study procedures.

About the study

This study will build a partnership with a Community Advisory Board to co-produce, and then pilot test, a theory-guided mental health literacy intervention focused on trauma and substance use. Participants will take part in educational group sessions for 12 weeks and complete assessments at baseline and two follow-up time points (mid-intervention and post-intervention). Intervention participants will be randomly invited to post-study focus groups to gather feedback on their experiences in the program.

What is being tested

• Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength (behavioral)

Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Participants: 80 · Started: Mar 10, 2026

Contact the study team

• Alexandria Bauer, PhD · Phone: 848-209-1032

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07378254

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Drug Use and Addiction

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.