protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06336980, orgStudyIdInfo id: 31021, briefTitle: Creating Welcoming Faith Communities for People With Serious Mental Illnesses, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-01-22, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2025-12, completionDateStruct date: 2025-12, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-29, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-29, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Temple University, class: OTHER, collaborators name: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, descriptionModule briefSummary: The goal of this intervention study is to test a behavioral intervention to increase inclusionary practices toward individuals with serious mental illness in faith communities. The main questions it aims to answer are:1. To determine if the behavior-based intervention leads to an increase in inclusionary practices (e.g., conducting outreach with mental health agencies).2. To determine if the behavior-based intervention is effective in increasing inclusive practices by members and leaders of faith communities.3. To determine if the intervention leads to a greater understand of mental illness and a decrease in stigmatizing beliefs by congregation members.4. To determine if the intervention results in individuals with serious mental illness and their family members reporting less discrimination and increased inclusion.Congregations will be asked to create an inclusion committee that will then work on developing systems and changing congregational practices to become more inclusive. All congregation members will be invited to a half-day training that will provide information on mental illness and inclusion, and will provide tips and strategies when they encounter situations or behaviors that are less familiar to them. All congregation members will be given the opportunity to participate in a survey about congregational practices., conditionsModule conditions: Other, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: NA, interventionModel: SINGLE_GROUP, primaryPurpose: OTHER, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 700, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Increasing Inclusionary Practices in Faith Communities, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Inclusionary practices, primaryOutcomes measure: Indicators of Welcome, primaryOutcomes measure: Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire, primaryOutcomes measure: Social Distance Scale, primaryOutcomes measure: Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill, primaryOutcomes measure: Reported and Intended Behavior Scale, primaryOutcomes measure: Sense of Belonging Scale, secondaryOutcomes measure: University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, secondaryOutcomes measure: Lerman Quality of Life Interview, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Temple Univeristy, status: RECRUITING, city: Philadelphia, state: Pennsylvania, zip: 19121, country: United States, contacts name: Crystal Slanzi, PhD, role: CONTACT, email: crystal.slanzi@temple.edu, geoPoint lat: 39.95233, lon: -75.16379, hasResults: False