Can a culturally sensitive chat program get latinos with serious mental illness into care?

NCT ID NCT07529509

First seen May 06, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 10 times

Summary

This study tests whether a culturally responsive, peer-delivered motivational interviewing program can help Latinos with serious mental illness engage in mental health treatment. Thirty participants who are not currently in treatment will receive six weekly one-hour sessions. The main goals are to see if the program is feasible and acceptable to this community.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Fellowship Place

    RECRUITING

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

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    Contact

  • Program for Recovery and Community Health

    RECRUITING

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

culturally responsive motivational interviewing

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a practical way to improve mental health treatment engagement in Latino communities.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early feasibility study (30 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It measures engagement and satisfaction, not clinical outcomes.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psychiatric disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.