Our study is currently recruiting students that are undergoing Career and Technical Education (vocational education, trade school programs).
The goal of our project is to create a toolkit that will support students undergoing CTE programs that have mental health conditions successfully complete those programs and seek meaningful employment. In order to refine this toolkit, we are looking for qualifying students to test it with.
- You must be enrolled in an earlier stage of the program—having at least two third left to complete. Some programs are only 4-6 months long, so if you are unsure about qualifying, please email us.
- Students should be based in NJ and be in a post-secondary program (college, university, trade schools).
- Lastly, students must also identify as having a mental health condition, such as depression, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.
The students who meet these requirements will be paired with a counselor who will support them up to 18 months as they make their way through their CTE program. If you would like to know more about this study or believe you qualify, please send an email to Dr. Ni Gao at gaoni@shp.rutgers.edu