Forging New Paths: Building Interventions to Treat Criminogenic Needs in Community Based Mental Health Settings

The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a preliminary test of the effectiveness of Forging New Paths for people with mental illness with criminal legal system contact. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1. To examine the effectiveness of Forging New Paths at improving the primary study outcomes (aggression and community tenure). 2. To test the ability of Forging New Paths to engage the study treatment targets (impulsivity and criminal attitudes) Participants will complete a screening interviews to see if they are eligible. Participants who are eligible will be randomly assigned to participate in one of two study conditions: Forging New Paths and usual care or usual care alone. All participants who are assigned to a study condition will participate in up to three additional research interviews. Researchers will also collect information about study outcomes using administrative records.

NCT Number	NCT06290648
Lead Sponsor	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Collaborators: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions	Mental Illness
Enrollment	54 participants
Start Date	2024-04-01
Primary Completion	2026-02-05 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-02-05 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-23