Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grant Program With Phoenix House of New York (HMRF-CP)

Program Evaluation of Connections, a Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Grant Funded Program.

The purpose of this study is to provide a process and outcome evaluation of the HMRF grant-funded Connections program. Phoenix Houses of New York, Inc. has been given a new grant to continue and refine its successful Connections program which equips single and coupled participants with significant substance use disorders (SUD) with the skills and knowledge needed to (1) create and/or sustain healthy relationships/marriages, (2) equip participants with the skills and knowledge to raise children in a functional and healthy environment, (3) improve their financial stability, job readiness and employability to improve economic self-sufficiency and responsibility, and (4) reduce relationship stress and strain on interactions between co-parents.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Parenting; Substance Use; Relationship, Family
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Within My Reach/ Within Our Reach

Detailed Description

The process evaluation will focus on:

• Documenting project implementations and determining efficient replication methods for effective program components,
• Monitoring completion of overall program goals and objectives, and
• Allow for quality improvement during the five year grant cycle.

The outcome evaluation which focuses on participant level impact will ask the following:

• Does participation in evidence-based relationship education improve healthy relationship skills for single or coupled enrollees?
• Does participation in partner education and support classes improve co-parenting relationship?
• Do participants have better attitudes toward their ability to manage money (i.e. savings, paying bills) after workshops in financial literacy and other money management services?
• Do participants have improved attitudes on their own employability after workshops targeted at job readiness?
• Does participation in job readiness preparation translate into improved employment prospects or readiness factors? (Readiness factors may include increased family assets and economic status.)
• Does participation in family care management sessions improve marriage/relationship, child and family well-being?
• Does participation in parenting education improve parenting skills and attitudes toward parenting? Does participation in parenting education improve commitment to parenting and children?

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 3825

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Genevieve Vaida, MPA; Phone Number: 3475333684; Email: gvaida@phoenixhouse.org

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • Hauppauge, New York, United States, 11788
      • Recruiting
      • Phoenix House - Hauppauge
      • Contact: Genevieve Vaida, MPA
    • Long Island City, New York, United States, 11106
      • Recruiting
      • Phoenix House - Long Island City
      • Contact: Genevieve Vaida, MPA
    • Ronkonkoma, New York, United States, 11779
      • Recruiting
      • Phoenix House - Ronkonkoma
      • Contact: Genevieve Vaida, MPA

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults in romantic relationships with or without children

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult Phoenix House clients who are enrolled in Connections evidence-based interventions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to provide informed consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Healthy Relationship Skills	Evidence-based curriculum scale. Questionnaire Items range on a scale from (1) Strongly Disagree to (5) Strongly Agree. Generally a higher response indicates a better outcome however some items are reverse-coded.	0 days, 30 days, and 90 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in co-parenting relationship and attitudes towards parenting	Parenting curriculum scale. Questionnaire Items range on a scale from (1) Strongly Disagree to (4) Strongly Agree. Generally a higher response indicates a better outcome however some items are reverse-coded.	0 days and 90 days
Change in job readiness and attitudes towards employability	Vocational Scale. Questions are on a yes or no scale, with yes indicating a better response.	0 days and 90 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.
• Collaborators: New York University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 27, 2016
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 30, 2020
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 20, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): August 21, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 22, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 20, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 90FM0110-01-00

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No