This $802,551 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) is funding a 5-year mixed-methods research study on the effects of Medicaid reimbursement increases for mental health services. The study aims to assess how these reimbursement rate changes impact provider behavior, patient utilization, and health outcomes. It will leverage a natural experiment occurring across multiple state Medicaid...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $2,126,876 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to conduct a mixed-methods study examining the role of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) in addressing the mental health crisis among children and adolescents. The study, titled "Adolescent Mental Health and the Role of Medicaid Managed Care," aims to: (1) characterize MCO structures, (2) assess...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will provide $700,708 to the University of Florida to conduct research on the bidirectional relationship between online engagement and youth mental health. The study aims to leverage multiple data streams, including ecological momentary assessment, passive digital trace data, and surveys, to investigate how real-world online behaviors and...
This $1,647,117 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports the development, testing, and validation of a new, transdiagnostic outcome-focused mental health quality measure. The measure will be based on regular patient-reported symptom assessments, and can be used to inform provider selection, evaluate routine mental health service delivery, and promote health equity. The study leverages an...
The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health awarded a $5,821,542 Project Grant to the University of Virginia under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The grant funds the Evidence-Informed Mental Health Prevention, Assessment, Collaboration, and Treatment in Middle Schools (E-IMPACTS) project. E-IMPACTS will evaluate the integration of two online activities to improve school-based mental...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $7,988,298 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants) to The Johns Hopkins University to conduct research on whether early preventive interventions delivered before adulthood can reduce the risk of suicide, overdose, and related adverse outcomes. The study will integrate and harmonize data from 29 existing randomized clinical trials involving 42,509 participants to examine the cross-over effects of these...
This federal Project Grant award of $603,510 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports research to understand the impact of the primary school environment on youth mental health trajectories in Tanzania. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: Developing a culturally appropriate set of measurement tools to comprehensively assess the primary school environment in Tanzania....
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) will fund a longitudinal study examining the bi-directional relationship between social media use and mental health in early adolescence. The $1,408,190 award will support a 5-year research project at the University of California, Irvine to capture daily, weekly, and yearly data on mental health symptoms and social media engagement for a sample of 2,500 11-...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under CFDA program 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants, provides $2,139,997 in funding to the University of Washington to conduct research on measuring the integration of behavioral health services in community health centers (CHCs) that serve Medicaid enrollees. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Fielding a national survey to assess the current landscape of integrated behavioral...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $2,917,827 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to San Diego State University Foundation to conduct a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of an executive functioning intervention for children's mental health services. The project, titled "Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of an Executive Functioning Intervention for Children's Mental Health Services," aims to evaluate the effectiveness and...