School-based program to help children with ADHD and oppositional behavior in Mexico
Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a School Clinician Training and Psychosocial ADHD/ODD Intervention Program Adapted for Schools across Mexico (CLS-A-FUERTE)
This project compares two ways of delivering a school program that trains clinicians and uses digital tools to help children with ADHD and oppositional behaviors in Mexican schools.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Francisco NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (San Francisco, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11167693 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If your child attends school in Mexico and has ADHD or oppositional behaviors, this project brings a structured program called Collaborative Life Skills (CLS) into schools and trains school clinicians to deliver it. Some schools will get an in-person version and others a digitally enhanced version, with 40 schools randomized across two regions. The team will track student behavior, school functioning, and feedback from clinicians and families over time and will test whether tailoring the program to each school's needs helps it continue after the trial. The project follows implementation frameworks to measure reach, adoption, and sustainment while looking at what drives improvements in students.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are elementary-school children in the participating Mexican schools who have ADHD and/or oppositional defiant behaviors, along with their parents and the school clinicians who work with them.
Not a fit: Children who do not attend the participating schools, older adolescents or adults, or those needing intensive specialty psychiatric care may not benefit from this school-based program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could reduce ADHD and oppositional symptoms and improve classroom behavior and school functioning for participating children.
How similar studies have performed: Prior work with the Collaborative Life Skills program and its Mexico-adapted versions has shown feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy, but large-scale, sustained implementation in Mexican schools is newly tested here.
Where this research is happening
San Francisco, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Haack, Lauren Marie — University of California, San Francisco
- Study coordinator: Haack, Lauren Marie
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 below.