Child Trends will conduct a randomized control trial evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0, an innovative intervention for parents and caregivers of middle and high school students. Child Trends will collaborate with Morehouse School of Medicine and Tressa Tucker \& Associates, LLC to implement and evaluate the program with 1,000 parent-teen pairs across Georgia. The program includes three components that will be delivered across a three-week period: (1) an online self-paced Parent Guide with information, tips, tools, and resources on adolescent health, including sexual health; (2) four videos modeling parent-teen communication around sex and contraception; and (3) two group-based sessions for parent participants to discuss program content and improve communication skills. The program aims to increase parent knowledge and parent-teen communication about adolescent health, sexual health, and relationships to help youth adopt health-promoting behaviors such as delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use.
25 to 70 years old
Lives in an eligible zip code in Georgia
Parent or caregiver of 12- to 15-year-old child who wants to participate in this study with them
Lives with child at least 50% of the time
Lives in a home with a child who is already enrolled in this study
Raises child with an adult who is already enrolled in this study
12-15 years old
Lives with a parent or caregiver who wants to participate in this study with them
Parallel
Morehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0
BehavioralParent Toolkit 2.0 is designed to equip parents and caregivers with skills to talk to their teens about sex and contraception and ultimately influence their teens' decision-making and behaviors around sex. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential (GCAPP) developed the Parent Toolkit intervention. Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant, creating Parent Toolkit 2.0.
Morehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide
BehavioralGeneral Health Guide provides information to parents on how to promote health in their families.
No recent penile-vaginal or oral sex
Yes = Has not had penile-vaginal or oral sex in past 3 months; No = Has had penile-vaginal or oral sex in past three months.
No recent penile-vaginal sex
Yes = Has not had consensual penile-vaginal sex in past 3 months; No = Has had consensual penile-vaginal sex in past 3 months.
Never had penile-vaginal sex
Yes = Has never had consensual penile-vaginal sex; No = Has had consensual penile-vaginal sex.
Never had penile-vaginal or oral sex
Yes = Has never had consensual penile-vaginal or oral sex; No = Has had consensual penile-vaginal or oral sex.
Protected penile-vaginal sex or no penile-vaginal sex
Yes = Always used pill, shot, patch, ring, IUD, implant, or condom during penile-vaginal sex OR did not have penile-vaginal sex; No = Had penile-vaginal sex without using pill, shot, patch, ring, IUD, implant, or condom every time
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