New program helps foster parents navigate Kids' mental health care
NCT ID NCT06978959
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 5-week program called Family Navigator Plus (FN+) for foster parents of youth aged 6-17 with mental health needs. The program uses video sessions to teach parents how to find and access mental health services. Researchers want to see if parents find the program useful, satisfying, and easy to use. Only 12 parents in Illinois are taking part, so this is a small early test of the idea.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Family Navigator Plus (FN+) educational program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could give foster parents a practical tool to better support their child's mental health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 12 participants, so results may not apply to all foster parents. The program may not actually improve child mental health outcomes.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2028
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Foster parent of a youth between the ages of 6 to 17 with mental health needs * Parent adopted child from foster care * Living in Illinois, United States * English or Spanish speaking * Has access to internet and videoconferencing Exclusion Criteria: \- Participated in the FN+ Focus Groups or PROACTIVE Parent Pilot Study
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Intervention are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a chatbot be a friend to your mind? AI takes on student stress
- Gaming your way to steadier feet: new study tests Dual-Task training for fall prevention
- New study tackles swallowing troubles in seniors
- New study tests whether gentle care cuts hospital time for tiny newborns
- Better sleep for cancer patients and their partners: a new approach
- Pamphlet power: leaflet may improve dental smarts in Moms-to-Be