The federal Project Grant award R01HD114586, totaling $524,780.00, was provided by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award is intended to support a mixed-methods research study to illuminate the etiology of recurrent child sexual abuse (CSA) and conceptualize prevention models within child welfare systems. The project, led by Temple University, will curate a...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides funding to adapt and evaluate the virtual delivery of the Safe Dates for Teen Mothers (SDTM) intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention program for pregnant and parenting teens. The $228,140 grant, awarded on August 19, 2024, will support the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) in...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has awarded a $672,498 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct research on the impacts of social safety net policies on child neglect and physical abuse. The primary objectives are to: Estimate the effects of major social safety net programs (e.g., EITC, CTC, SSI, TANF, SNAP/WIC, Medicaid/CHIP) on child protective services...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $1,338,168 to the University of Notre Dame over the period of August 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029. The project aims to assess the individual and combined contributions of prenatal and postnatal programming to prevent child maltreatment. It will evaluate the Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program (PMEP), a...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $418,108 Project Grant under CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The grant will fund a 2-year study to validate a novel, objective measure of screen exposure in young children using a wearable camera. The researchers will characterize the quantity, type, and context of children's screen use, and examine links between screen exposure,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), aims to develop and validate a multi-item measure to identify the prevalence and characteristics of in-person and virtual sex trading behaviors among young adults in the United States. The $662,582 award will fund a multi-phase, mixed-methods research project that includes: (1) adapting a validated...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $340,143 Project Grant to Teen Health Research, Inc. under the CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program. The grant will fund the development of "TheTalk", a customizable online platform to improve parent-adolescent communication about sexual and reproductive health. The platform aims to provide adolescents aged 10-13 with inclusive, medically accurate, age-appropriate, and...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) will provide $658,625 to test an automated natural language processing (NLP) screening tool to improve early recognition of child physical abuse in urgent and emergency care settings. The project aims to externally validate the NLP screener, determine rates of subsequent abuse for infants with high-risk injuries identified by...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded The Johns Hopkins University a $251,310 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to examine the impacts of child sexual abuse (CSA) on women's impaired fecundity and pregnancy outcomes. The study aims to: 1) estimate the impact of CSA on women's reproductive health outcomes; 2) identify patterns of child abuse and their association with reproductive health; and 3) explore inflammation...
This $302,424 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund the iterative development and evaluation of an interactive handwashing training prototype for students with disabilities in pre-vocational programs. The project aims to create an accessible, engaging digital tool that will teach proper handwashing technique, relevant scenarios, and help...
This $399,700 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) supports a research study to evaluate the equivalence of in-person and virtual delivery of the Safe Touches child sexual abuse prevention program. The study will assess concept learning acquisition and retention among elementary school students, as well as factors impacting program adoption and implementation fidelity. New York University is the prime awardee, collaborating with the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC), which developed the Safe Touches program. The study seeks to inform the ongoing development and sustainable integration of effective child sexual abuse prevention programs within school systems.