Project Grant R34MH139837
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will implement and evaluate a multi-level intervention called Youth Empowerment & Safety (YES) to address the elevated suicide risk among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The $1,103,117 award will fund a quasi-experimental clinical trial study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and...
- This $154,484 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will support a study investigating the roles of social reward responsiveness and interpersonal stress as predictors of suicidal ideation in sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth. The study will assess these risk factors in a sample of 210 adolescents (aged 13-17) following acute psychiatric treatment for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors....
- This Project Grant award, valued at $703,097 and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will evaluate a stepped-care model to integrate interpersonal psychotherapy-adolescent skills training (IPT-AST) into routine HIV programming for Mozambican youth living with HIV. The project aims to test the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of delivering this evidence-based, peer-delivered intervention within the Mozambican...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $661,237 over 5 years to The Ohio State University to conduct research on optimizing brief coping skills interventions for suicide prevention. The study aims to intensively characterize the contexts in which patients at high risk for suicide are most likely to use and benefit from their safety planning interventions, leveraging technology and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $185,552.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) supports research to examine the neurocognitive and social factors underlying suicide risk in adolescent girls. The key objectives are to investigate two forms of sustained neurocognitive responsivity to social threat that may disrupt social connectedness and increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in this population. The research will...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $256,627.00 to the University of Denver to develop and pilot test a digital intervention for parents of pre- and early adolescents. The goal is to support parents in responding effectively to suicide risk alerts generated by digital monitoring apps, thereby decreasing suicide-related behaviors in their children. The project involves three phases:...
- The federal Project Grant awarded to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, valued at $5,393,812, supports a longitudinal study investigating the impact of changes in social determinants of health (SDOH) on the mental health of adolescents and young adults (AYA) in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is funded through the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) administered by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), will support a large-scale study to develop clinically actionable strategies for identifying individuals at risk of suicide. The $19,515,757 award to The Ohio State University will enable the recruitment of approximately 13,500 participants between the ages of 18 and 55, representing varying levels of suicide risk. The study will collect...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $138,209 to Texas Tech University System to improve the assessment of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in youth ages 15-24. The project aims to: (1) develop a pool of clear, interpretable single-item STB measures through cognitive interviewing, (2) examine the psychometric properties of these single-item measures, and (3) identify factors...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides funding to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York to conduct a cluster randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a single session intervention and interpersonal therapy for treating depression in adolescents at primary care clinics in Mozambique. The $636,649 award, effective September 1, 2025...
This federal Project Grant award of $740,250, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), supports the adaptation and evaluation of the Youth Nominated Support Team (YST) intervention to prevent the escalation of suicide risk among youth on probation. The project aims to address the high rates of suicide ideation and behaviors among justice-involved youth, who often face barriers to accessing needed mental health services in the community. The YST intervention involves youth nominating supportive adults from their social networks to participate in psychoeducation and provide ongoing support, with the goal of improving mental health outcomes and treatment engagement. This 3-year project will be carried out by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, with an anticipated completion date of July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $740.3k | 7/30/25 |