The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was awarded a $183,179 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants (CFDA 93.242) program. The 5-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will fund the "REDUCING MOBILITY-ASSOCIATED INTERRUPTION IN ART AMONG MEN IN MALAWI (REMIT)" study.
The project aims to refine and pilot an intervention to improve antiretroviral treatment (ART) outcomes among mobile men living with HIV in...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $776,444 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to identify unique neural and inflammatory mechanisms of depression in people living with HIV. The 5-year research project, which began on September 1, 2024, aims to elucidate how HIV status, inflammation, and depression interact with critical brain networks to uncover potential biomarkers and treatment targets....
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $2,856,918 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to evaluate the efficacy of an enhanced counseling intervention, the Friendship Bench, in improving perinatal depression and engagement in HIV care among women living with HIV in Malawi. The project aims to conduct a fully powered randomized controlled trial to assess the intervention's impact on perinatal mental...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $150,076 Project Grant under CFDA Program 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants to Yale University, effective May 15, 2024 and running through April 30, 2029. The grant funds a research project to develop a multi-component structural intervention to increase uptake of adolescent HIV testing by improving implementation of confidential care in pediatric primary care settings. The project involves exploring patient preferences, examining...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a Project Grant totaling $782,069 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on July 15, 2024 under CFDA Program 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants. The funding supports a 2-arm Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of a choice-driven, interactive, storytelling web-based application called "Catalina: Confronting My Emotions/Enfrentando Mis Emociones" in catalyzing mental health treatment...
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) was awarded a $321,815 R21 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). The grant, titled "Integrating Trauma-Informed Research in Assessment of Young Women Engaged in HIV Cure Research (Post-Intervention Control) Trial with Analytical Treatment Interruption in Durban, South Africa", will fund a socio-behavioral research study to assess the experiences of young...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $1,330,652 to the University of Washington to conduct a hybrid type-1 effectiveness-implementation trial of the "Motivation Matters!" mHealth intervention. The project aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this theory-based intervention in supporting early antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-positive women engaged in...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $639,615 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to adapt and pilot test an evidence-based HIV prevention and care intervention for transgender women in Vietnam.
The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year grant, which runs from January 2025 to January 2027, include: 1) Working with community-based organizations to develop culturally-tailored...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $103,948 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Yale University to study the impact of forced migration on HIV vulnerability and prevention among internally displaced adolescent girls and young women in Northern Mozambique. The research aims to: 1) Determine predictors of HIV vulnerability for this population, including the relationship between exposure to displacement-related traumatic stressors,...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $146,922 Project Grant to The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. on December 18, 2024 under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). This grant will fund research to understand patient-level implementation determinants related to long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among young men who have sex with men living in rural areas. The project aims to advance understanding and treatment of mental health...