This Project Grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) is funding the development and assessment of an automated virtual reality (VR) intervention to enhance firearm safety counseling provided by pediatric clinicians.
The $565,660 award, made on September 19, 2024, supports the adaptation of the previously tested VR intervention to an automated version that can be more widely deployed. The intervention aims to help pediatric clinicians develop mastery in providing effective counseling to patients and caregivers on secure firearm storage practices, with the goal of reducing access to firearms among children and adolescents and ultimately lowering rates of firearm-related injuries and deaths. The award supports formative evaluations with stakeholders to adapt the VR intervention, as well as a multi-site assessment of implementation outcomes such as acceptability, feasibility, and usability. The project is being conducted by Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Generated 3/4/25, 6:27 AM