Recruitment and Data Collection
RA
Procedures adhered to ethical standards and were approved by the university IRB. The study corresponded to the church’s 10-week summer camp. Investigators, church leadership, and the CAB met several times to plan the study. Research staff privately met with camp staff to recruit, consent, and provide materials and training. Consented staff distributed flyers to eligible middle schoolers and their families and researchers hosted 3 “Family Nights” over 2 weeks at the church to enroll families. Caregivers and youth provided independent written informed consent and assent. Survey data were collected (via paper-and-pencil) from summer camp staff, students, and parents/guardians at the church’s community outreach center and main center of worship at baseline (during family nights), post-intervention (end of S-L program), and 3-month follow-up. To reduce burden, camp staff were randomly assigned to each report on half of the assented youth (and received $40 total). Youth received a $20 gift card and their caregiver received $15 cash at each time point.Focus groups and interviews lasted 75 min, were facilitated by the first author (and 1 RA for groups only), and conducted in a private church room after business hours for privacy. Sessions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim by a HIPPA compliant and approved transcription service, de-identified, and quality checked by two RAs.