Why is this study being done?

We want to learn whether a new intervention will help improve sleep and physical activity levels among people with early psychosis. This is because healthy sleep improves the ability to engage in meaningful daily activities, while increased activity enhances physical and mental health.

What questions do we hope to answer?

• Compared to those in usual services, will intervention participants have improved ability to engage in education, work, and peer or family relationships?
  
• Compared to those in usual services, will intervention participants be more likely to live independently in the community, with fewer medical and psychiatric hospitalizations? 
  
• Compared to the time before they joined the study, will intervention participants show significant increases in physical activity and healthier sleep patterns? 

Who is running the study?

The study is a partnership between our Center, the IDHS Department of Behavioral Health & Recovery, the University of Texas-Austin, and early psychosis programs across Illinois.

Who is participating?

Clients being served in early psychosis programs across Illinois will participate in this intervention study. 

How will this study be helpful?

We'll learn whether and how a health intervention can help people with early psychosis increase their physical activity and improve sleep, so they feel activated to engage in meaningful daily activities. We’ll also learn whether exercise and healthier sleep help them to live in the community more successfully. We’ll use these results to recommend services and policies that improve the lives of people with serious mental health conditions.

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