Implementation of the “Stark im Sturm” - Project: Evaluation of feasibility, barriers and facilitators as well as first evidence of effects of the system of child responsible staff at psychiatric university and community hospitals

Implementation of the “Stark im Sturm” - Project: Evaluation of feasibility, barriers and facilitators as well as first evidence of effects of the system of child responsible staff at psychiatric university and community hospitals - SiS-Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025391

Enrollment

1730

Registered

2024-04-26

Start date

2021-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

all psychiatric and addictive disorders

Interventions

Group 1: Parents with mental health and addiction problems who are advised by specially trained child counsellors on support services for children and parents in the region. These support services can

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Arm 1: Parenthood with children aged 0 to 17 years or existing pregnancy / fathers-to-be. • Arm 1: Diagnosis of a mental disorder or addiction according to ICD 10. • Arm 2: Successful training as a child responsible staff and working in one of the three participating hospitals. • Sufficient ability to communicate with the study staff, to answer questions or to complete questionnaires. • Ability to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Arm 1: Severity of mental disorder does not allow participation in the study • Incapacity to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The feasibility of the project is assessed using the following factors (based on a traffic light system): Number of persons counseled by child responsible staff, adherence to the principles of child responsible staff, satisfaction with the counselling by the child responsible staff and/or additional workload of the child responsible staff.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
a) Assessment of facilitators and barriers to implementation at the level of the organization (hospital/advice center) as well as at the level of child responsible staff. b) Assessment of needs of parents with mental or addictive disorders using a modified version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need questionnaire (Howard et al., 2007) c) Use of consultation recorded 12 weeks after initial counselling by child responsible staff d) Psychologicalstrain of parents with mental or addictive disorders assessed by the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18, Franke et al. (2017)). e) Child psychological strain assessed by the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (Klasen, Woerner, Rothenberger, & Goodman, 2003) f) Social support assessed by the social support questionnaire („Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung“) (F-Soz-U, Fydrich, Sommer, and Brähler (2007)	—

Measure

Time frame

a) Assessment of facilitators and barriers to implementation at the level of the organization (hospital/advice center) as well as at the level of child responsible staff. b) Assessment of needs of parents with mental or addictive disorders using a modified version of the Camberwell Assessment of Need questionnaire (Howard et al., 2007) c) Use of consultation recorded 12 weeks after initial counselling by child responsible staff d) Psychologicalstrain of parents with mental or addictive disorders assessed by the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18, Franke et al. (2017)). e) Child psychological strain assessed by the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (Klasen, Woerner, Rothenberger, & Goodman, 2003) f) Social support assessed by the social support questionnaire („Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung“) (F-Soz-U, Fydrich, Sommer, and Brähler (2007)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactYvonne Grimmer

Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit

yvonne.grimmer@zi-mannheim.de+496211704634

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026