Family support program for teens with substance use and depression/anxiety
Official title: Testing the Feasibility of a Family-based Adjunctive Treatment Protocol for Targeting Co-Occurring Internalizing Disorders among Adolescents with SUD
Funded at Partnership to End Addiction · NIH-11312727 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will offer a short family-based program alongside usual care to help teens (ages 13–21) in substance use treatment who are also dealing with depression or anxiety.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Partnership to End Addiction NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | April 15, 2024 |
| Project end | March 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $243,397 |
| NIH project number | 5R34DA056026-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11312727 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Teens aged 13–21 who are enrolled in community-based substance use treatment and who have co-occurring depression or anxiety, together with at least one caregiver willing to participate.
✕Less likely to help
This program may not help teens without co-occurring internalizing disorders, families unwilling or unable to engage in sessions, or youth who need more intensive specialty mental health care.
What this research studies
You and your family would be offered Fam-AID, a six-module family support program designed to fit alongside the treatment you already receive for substance use. The modules (including family engagement, caregiver skills, and teen coping strategies) can be delivered in any order to match your needs. The team will develop the materials, pilot the program in community treatment settings, collect feedback from families and clinicians, and measure whether the program is feasible to deliver and acceptable to participants. Results will be used to refine the program for wider use in frontline clinics.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could help reduce depression and anxiety symptoms and make substance use treatment work better by giving families practical skills and support.
How similar studies have gone: Some integrated behavioral programs for co-occurring substance use and internalizing disorders have shown promise but are often intensive and hard to deliver in community settings, so this modular family approach is a newer, more scalable idea.
Where this research is happening
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Partnership to End Addiction
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hogue, Aaron — Partnership to End Addiction
- Study coordinator: Hogue, Aaron
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.