Lakota Family Acceptance Project

The goal of this open pilot trial (OPT) is to develop a Lakota-adapted Family Acceptance Project (LFAP) for Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ youth and their caregivers. The OPT is specifically focused on acceptability, feasibility, and safety of programming and research protocols. The investigators will also examine pre- to post- changes on outcomes for the sole purposes of making sure scores on measures are changing in the hypothesized direction (e.g., depression scores are going from moderate to minimal as opposed to no change or depression scores increasing). Once enrolled in the study, participants complete a baseline survey. Then participants will engage in LFAP which is an 8-session group intervention; sessions will be scheduled once a week for eight weeks (at 2 hours per session). Participants will complete survey instruments before and immediately after the program sessions, in addition to post-program surveys and an exit interview.

NCT Number	NCT07326748
Lead Sponsor	University of Michigan Collaborators: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions	LGBTQ, Racial Disparities, Family Relationships, Minority Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Drug Use, Teen Dating Violence +1 more
Enrollment	28 participants
Start Date	2026-01-20
Primary Completion	2027-01-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-01-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-01-26