Can housing and counseling curb gun violence? new haven study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05723614
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a community-driven program to reduce gun violence in seven high-risk New Haven neighborhoods. It provides housing financial assistance and financial education to recently incarcerated people and their families, and trains local residents in trauma-informed counseling. Researchers will track changes in neighborhood gun violence rates and social cohesion over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- housing financial assistance and trauma-informed counseling training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a proven community-based strategy to reduce gun violence by addressing housing instability and mental health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large, early-stage behavioral study without a control group, so results may be influenced by other factors. Success depends on community participation and long-term follow-up.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 61,770 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
All residents in the study neighborhoods are eligible for outcome assessment. For the intervention component of housing support, the below inclusion and exclusion criteria apply. Inclusion criteria: * Age 18 or above * Family member currently incarcerated or person returning from prison within the last 12 months * Live in one of the seven neighborhoods with highest rates of gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut Exclusion criteria: * Plans to leave the study area within 1 year
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beaver Hills
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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Dixwell
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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Dwight/West River
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
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Fair Haven
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States
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Hill North and South
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06513, United States
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Newhallville
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06514, United States
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West Rock/West Hills
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06515, United States
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