Phone Support Program for Older Adults Leaving APS
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study is testing a phone-based support program for older adults who have been helped by Adult Protective Services and are now moving on. College students in health fields will provide friendly, weekly check-in calls to help with social and emotional needs.
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Who can take part
- You must be an older adult with a current Adult Protective Services case that is ending, or a college student in a health program.
- Older adults need to be able to hear well enough for phone calls and speak English or Spanish.
- Students must promise to call one older adult once a week for 8 weeks and finish a 1-hour training.
- This trial is not for older adults who cannot give their own consent or have serious untreated mental health conditions like schizophrenia.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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