Project Grant H79SM062736

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.516 Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program) provides $337,380 to Purdue University to implement the Teen Mental Health First Aid program in 5 rural Indiana high schools. The project aims to empower students with knowledge and compassion to recognize and respond to mental health challenges and substance use among their peers. The evaluation will measure...

This federal Project Grant award for $224,000.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant aims to increase the number of people trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and the number of YMHFA instructors in the state of New Hampshire. Through this project, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) will train 600 community members and caregivers, as well as add 8 new YMHFA...

The federal Project Grant awarded to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, valued at $5,393,812, supports a longitudinal study investigating the impact of changes in social determinants of health (SDOH) on the mental health of adolescents and young adults (AYA) in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is funded through the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) administered by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) is funding the "Advancing Health Equity Through Park Afterschool Programs" research project at Florida International University (FIU). The project aims to improve mental health and social-emotional outcomes for youth in underserved communities by enhancing the capacity of park afterschool program (ASP) providers to deliver evidence-based...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $431,106 to Brown University to investigate a multi-level approach leveraging innovative, culturally appropriate technology-assisted methods to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors and promote mental health among Colombian youth. The key products and services being delivered include: Development of a digital platform for Colombian youth with...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $823,751 to Case Western Reserve University to implement and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial impact of a peer support specialist (PSS) services intervention for public system-involved sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) at risk of suicide. The goal of the "Youth Empowerment & Safety (YES)" intervention is to...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $196,992 to Boston College to adapt and test the feasibility and acceptability of a brief interpersonal psychotherapy (BIPT-A) intervention delivered by youth mentors to Latinx youth in community settings. The key objectives are to: 1) adapt the BIPT-A intervention for delivery by youth mentors in community centers to reduce depression symptoms,...

This Project Grant award of $280,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program supports the implementation of Project Youth Wellness. The project aims to increase community capacity to address co-occurring substance use, mental health, and sexual health risk issues among underserved youth populations aged 12-24 in the San Gabriel Valley...

The YMCA of Honolulu was awarded a $2,592,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The grant will fund the YMCA of Honolulu's Statewide Youth Mental Wellness Program, which will provide school and community-based in-person services to 1,350 youth aged 11-18 across Hawaii. The program will deliver prevention and intervention services, including experiential and therapeutic activities, to...

This Project Grant award in the amount of $2,005,780.00, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to develop digital strategies to advance help-seeking in youth at clinical high risk for developing psychosis. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) characterize help-seeking subtypes in 25,000 youth who screen positive for psychosis risk; 2) establish the most effective PQ-B threshold score for identifying...