Finding Emotional Empowerment and Lifelong Strength

This study will build a partnership with a Community Advisory Board to co-produce, and then pilot test, a theory-guided mental health literacy intervention focused on trauma and substance use. Participants will take part in educational group sessions for 12 weeks and complete assessments at baseline and two follow-up time points (mid-intervention and post-intervention). Intervention participants will be randomly invited to post-study focus groups to gather feedback on their experiences in the program.

NCT Number	NCT07378254
Lead Sponsor	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Collaborators: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions	Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, Substance Use
Enrollment	80 participants
Start Date	2026-03-10
Primary Completion	2028-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2028-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-18