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Can a weekly mentor boost youth mental health?

NCT ID NCT06534827

NEW Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026

Summary

Researchers are testing whether adding the Great Life Mentoring program to usual outpatient mental health care helps youth ages 9 to 16 from low-income families. The program pairs each young person with a trained volunteer mentor for weekly community activities over at least a year, with monthly supervision for mentors. The study assigns 180 youth to either continue their usual care or continue care plus mentoring, then compares their mental health, functioning, and service engagement over time.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Great Life Mentoring, a volunteer-based mentoring program with training and supervision
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give families and clinics a low-cost, community-based way to add support to standard mental health care for young people.
What could go wrong
Mentoring may not add measurable benefit beyond usual care, and results from 180 youth in one program may not apply elsewhere. Matching mentors and keeping them engaged for a year can be hard.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 180 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Nov 2023

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

9 to 16 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Youth is between 9- and 16-years-old * Youth meets eligibility criteria for the Great Life Mentoring program, which include receiving publically-subsidized outpatient mental health care Exclusion Criteria: * Parental primary language other than English * Youth difficulties in cognitive functioning that would preclude ability to complete study assessments

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Conditions

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psychiatric disorder Psychological Well-Being

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Mental health

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60608, United States

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