Taking Action

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness associated with Taking Action for college students with serious mental illnesses (SMI). The study will be a randomized controlled trial. We plan to recruit 300 college students with SMI to participate in the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, the experimental condition (Taking Action) or the control condition (information only). Participants in the experimental condition will attend five 2.5-hour Taking Action sessions. All participants will complete 3 research interviews: baseline, post-intervention and follow-up, lasting about 1 hour each. Data related to the feasibility of research and intervention procedures, acceptability of the intervention, and clinical and academic outcomes will be collected and analyzed.

Participant Eligibility

Inclusion criteria are: 1) currently enrolled in a 2- or 4-year postsecondary educational institution in the United States (and able to present a valid student ID card); 2) experiencing a serious mental illness, as operationalized by either a) a score of 13 or higher on the K-6 Screening Scale for serious mental illness; or b) self-reported psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum or major affective disorder and self-reported lifetime functional impairment due to experiencing mental health challenges; 3) 18 years of age or older; 4) have consistent access to a computer or smartphone and the Internet for communications; and 5) no prior WRAP or Taking Action education.

Exclusion criteria are: 1) expected to graduate or complete their program within 2 semesters; 2) unable to provide informed consent.

Contact

Sabrina Giaimo
(215) 204-4062