Women focused encounters for resilience, independence, strength and eudaimonia (we rise)

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Award ID
R01MH134261
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$750,000

Award facts

Assistance listing
93.279 Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
Completion date 66% complete
Funding agency
National Institute of Nursing Research National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
Place of performance
La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

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Description

Abstract
Women represent the majority of people living with HIV in the world. Yet the underrepresentation of women in HIV research persists despite them experiencing greater societal/social disparities of health (ssdoh) including HIV care access and poorer HIV outcomes when compared to men. The coming together of substance (AB)use, violence against women and girls (trauma), and aids/HIV (known as sava) in the context of ssdoh contributes to excess HIV associated morbidity in women living with and at risk for HIV. This proposal aims to improve HIV outcomes in women living with HIV (wlwh) by evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a combination intervention addressing substance use, trauma, and HIV. We will employ a randomized TYPE1 hybrid study evaluating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy, exercise, and social support delivered by peer navigators. Implementation strategies that carry the potential to address ssdoh (economic insecurity, limited healthcare access, limited community) that wlwh experience and may enhance sustainability and dissemination will be evaluated. Community-based organizations in four ending the HIV epidemic jurisdictions will employ the intervention for a total of 48 weeks per site. The first 24 weeks (research effectiveness) will include a randomized study of 40 wlwh and will evaluate the impact on HIV (art adherence, % continuous viral suppression), substance use (days and amount of use), trauma (trauma symptoms) and factors common to all three conditions (mood, social disconnection) over time. Weeks 24-48 will include a research implementation phase guided by the exploration, preparation, implementation and sustainment (epis) framework evaluating local barriers, facilitators, change in implementation strategies selected to address structural/social disparities of health and intervention adaptations using the the framework for recording adaptations and modifications-enhanced (frame). The following aims will guide evaluation of our intervention referred to as women focused encounters for resilience, independence, strength and eudaimonia (we rise). Aim 1: evaluate short (week 8) and longer term (weeks 12, 24) effectiveness of we rise on HIV ( art adherence, % of participants with continuous viral suppression), trauma ( trauma symptoms), substance use ( days of substance use) and transdiagnostic factors such as mood (depression, anxiety) and social connectedness. Aim 2: document the we rise implementation process by characterizing reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (RE-aim) by site for 24 weeks. Aim 3: at completion of 24 and 48 weeks, transcreate alternate or additional implementation strategies that address local barriers and leverage facilitators to optimize the effectiveness, maintenance and broader dissemination of we rise and document site-specific adaptations frame.

Transactions

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Original award $175,000

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
By His Stripes Wellness Center, Inc. Mod: 84,839.00 04/21/2026 Sub: 84,839.00 4/22/2025 By His Stripes will act as a host site and community-based implementing partner for the UCSD program, Women… $169,678

Quick answers

Who received award R01MH134261?

R01MH134261 was awarded to University Of California, San Diego by National Institute of Mental Health (National Institutes of Health) on August 15, 2023.

How much is award R01MH134261 worth?

$750,000 has been obligated on R01MH134261.

Which agency awarded R01MH134261?

National Institute of Mental Health (National Institutes of Health) awarded R01MH134261, with funding from National Institute of Nursing Research (National Institutes of Health).

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