The Safety-Net Approach
The Safety-Net project, is intended to disrupt disparities in mental health treatment access for children at-risk for childhood trauma (ACEs) and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED). "Safety Net" will use mobile clinical and family support teams to improve mental health outcomes. This clinical innovation, nested in an integrated system-of-care will be piloted for children, ages 3-18 yrs., with SED who receive primary care through Cambridge Health Alliance.
Conditions:
🦠 Emotional Disturbances 🦠 Behavior Disorders 🦠 Mental Disorders, Severe
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 17 March 2021
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 31 July 2024
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 29 September 2024
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 250
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * 3 through 18 years (17½ years maximum at time of enrollment)
    • * Referred by PCP's from one of the three CHA Safety Net primary care sites (Malden Family Medicine Center, Windsor Street Health Center and Broadway Care Center) to the Safety Net team for an integrated child mental health and/or substance use disorder clinical assessment.
    • * Positive screen on CHA's standard pediatric mental health and substance use screening instruments, and/or parental concern about possible mental health/substance use needs, and/or PCP concern about possible mental health/substance use needs
    • * Enrolled in MassHealth

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Subjects over 17.5 years (SAMHSA data collection required at 6 and 12 months after enrollment which must occur before age 18 years.)
    • * Youth who are not enrolled in MassHealth
    • * CHA patients with PCP located at CHA primary care site other than three identified intervention sites (Malden, Windsor, Broadway)
Ages Eligible for Study: 3 Years to 18 Years (CHILD, ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 1 December 2020
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 15 December 2020
  • First Posted 19 December 2020

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 22 August 2023
  • Last Update Posted 24 August 2023
  • Last Verified August 2023