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Money and mind: can financial coaching ease mental health struggles after incarceration?

NCT ID NCT06914856

Disease control Sponsor: Yale University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether combining one-on-one financial coaching with access to safe, affordable banking services can improve both financial health and mental well-being for people recently released from jail or prison. Participants, who self-identify as having mental health or substance use challenges, will receive coaching and help opening accounts, while researchers track changes in savings, credit, housing, and mental health over time. The goal is to see if addressing financial stability can ease the stress of reentry and reduce discrimination from banks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Financial coaching and access to safe banking services
What this could lead to
If it works, this approach could point toward a practical way to reduce financial hardship and improve mental health for people reentering society after incarceration.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small study focused on one geographic area, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, and its impact may be limited by broader systemic factors.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 238 people

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

Started

Apr 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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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

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Have been released from jail or prison 36 months ago or less * Self-identify as having experiences with trauma, mental illness/mental distress, or substance use * Living or using services in the greater New Haven area * Interested in receiving financial guidance Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age * Not have been released from jail or prison 36 months ago or less * Not self-identify as having experiences with trauma, mental illness/mental distress, or substance use * Not living or using services in the greater New Haven area * Not interested in receiving financial guidance

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Financial Stress Psychological Well-Being substance abuse substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Financial hardship Mental health issue Substance use

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States

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