Focus Groups in Ethnically and Racially Diverse Families

Focus Groups to Optimize Research Methodology in a Multinutrient Study of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children With ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation

Focus groups to identify treatment needs and barriers to participation in the planned multinutrient study among racially and ethnically diverse (Black and Hispanic) communities.

Focus group purpose is to understand parents' priorities regarding their child's mental health, and facilitators or barriers to research participation generally, with inquiry about CIH intervention use, and the multinutrient feasibility study specifically. Researchers will engage Black and Hispanic families in focus groups to discuss mental health priorities related to their children, and real or perceived barriers to engagement in research studies. The feedback will inform the final design and recruitment for the multinutrient feasibility study in Black and Hispanic populations. One group will comprise individuals who self-identify as Hispanic, another, as Black, in order to create space to hear perspectives that may differ between broadly defined groups.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Black or Hispanic/Latino
• With a family member 6-18 years old with suspected ADHD and/or emotional dysregulation, or provide care for, or teach someone who meets these criteria
• Who have sought or are interested in treatment
• Willing to discuss child's mental health care needs and provide feedback regarding feasibility study
• Able to attend focus groups in person
• Able to communicate in English or Spanish
• Agree to focus group session audio recording

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unwilling to be recorded