Project Grant R43MH130305
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $295,234 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to 3-C Institute for Social Development Inc. (doing business as 3C Institute), a woman-owned small business located in Durham, North Carolina. The grant, awarded on July 19, 2024, with a completion date of July 18, 2025, will fund the development of ASSIST-MH, a new interactive digital support system for school mental health providers. The ASSIST-MH...
- This $3.787 million project grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health will fund research into the relationship between social isolation, online connectivity, and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Massachusetts General Hospital researchers will analyze data from the COVID States Project survey of over 260,000 individuals to characterize how disrupted social networks relate to depressed mood among vulnerable subgroups. An innovative...
- Lifespan Digital Health LLC was awarded a $255,409 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop bio-behavioral technology and provide mental health services. Specifically, the company will use predictive algorithms, wearable technology, and peripheral autonomic biofeedback to provide timely data and enable mental health professionals to treat students. This innovative approach aims to address the...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 Mental Health Research Grants), supports the development of an adaptive intervention to improve access, engagement, and effectiveness of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment in routine care settings. The $939,784 award to Boston Medical Center Corporation aims to sequence a digital behavioral health intervention and brief trauma- and skills-focused treatments for PTSD. The selected treatments are...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $276,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to Oneseventeen Media PBC for its SBIR Phase I project titled "An Intelligent Mental Health Care Companion for Kids." The project aims to develop a mobile-accessed system leveraging machine learning and cognitive behavioral therapies to detect and triage symptoms of loneliness, anger, anxiety, and depression in children ages 10-18. The system will utilize chatbots...
- This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) provides $380,103 to Drexel University to rapidly develop and evaluate precision psychiatry digital health interventions using dynamic systems modeling and ecological quasi-experiments. The project aims to improve the efficacy of digital mental health interventions by leveraging real-world, person-centered data to understand...
- 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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $700,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop PeerCoPilot, an AI-powered assistant designed to help peer-run behavioral health organizations deliver more efficient and tailored support services to their clients. The project aims to create a scalable model for integrating AI technology in the safety-net behavioral health sector,...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $1,444,181 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Colliga Apps Corp. in Austin, TX. The funding supports the development of a centralized platform that enables the fast and inexpensive creation, testing, and dissemination of expert-developed, evidence-based, AI-enhanced digital mental health therapies. This platform, called Colliga, aims to address key barriers to widespread adoption of digital...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $923,552 to Unmute Enterprise Inc. to develop and evaluate the Culturally Affirming Racial Equity (CARE) Framework. The CARE Framework is an innovative, process-focused, and modular approach that aims to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and reduce treatment disparities for racial/ethnic minority patients seeking mental health services. The key...
A NOVEL DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR MEASUREMENT-BASED PEER SUPERVISION OF NON-SPECIALIST PROVIDERS CONDUCTING BRIEF PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS - PROJECT SUMMARY UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE IN THE US AND THE INCREASE IN REPORTED ADVERSE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAVE LIKELY EXACERBATED THIS PROBLEM. WE PROPOSE A REVERSE INNOVATION SOLUTION TO DIGITIZE AN EVIDENCE-BASED TASK SHARING APPROACH FOR TREATING DEPRESSION IN INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WHERE HEALTH INEQUITIES ARE MOST PRONOUNCED DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND LACK OF ACCESS TO RESOURCES. THE DIGITAL PLATFORM WILL BE DESIGNED TO HOST A SUITE OF TOOLS TO SUPPORT MEASUREMENT-BASED PEER SUPERVISION (MBPS), WHICH INCLUDES THE ABILITY FOR NON-SPECIALIST PROVIDERS (NSPS) TO RECORD THERAPY SESSIONS, RATE SESSIONS USING A VALIDATED QUALITY SCALE, AND REVIEW RATINGS SAFELY AND SECURELY WITH PEERS IN MODERATED GROUP DISCUSSIONS. TARGET END USERS WILL BE NSPS WHO ARE TRAINED ON A BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN INDIA TO TREAT DEPRESSION. THE GOAL OF THIS PHASE I PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE ACCEPTABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED DIGITAL SOLUTION. WE WILL ADDRESS THIS GOAL WITH TWO SPECIFIC AIMS. IN AIM 1, WE WILL WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH EXPERTS IN MBPS AND AN ADVISORY GROUP OF NSPS TO DETERMINE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOP A PROTOTYPE OF THE DIGITAL SOLUTION. IN AIM 2, A PURPOSIVE SAMPLE TARGET END USERS (I.E., NSPS TRAINED IN BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION) WILL TEST THE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPED IN AIM 1. WE WILL USE MIXED METHODS (INTERVIEWS, SURVEYS, PASSIVE USAGE DATA) TO PROBE USABILITY AND USER EXPERIENCE AND IDENTIFY BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO IMPLEMENTATION. RESULTS FROM PHASE I WILL INFORM A POTENTIAL PHASE II PROJECT TO STUDY THE DIGITAL PLATFORM'S IMPLEMENTATION AT SCALE AND ITS EFFECT ON NSP PERFORMANCE WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, PARTICULARLY IN HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES THAT CAN BENEFIT THE MOST FROM NSP-LED SUPPORT.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 5/16/24 | ||
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| Not listed | $259.5k | 9/7/22 | ||
| Not listed | $259.5k | 9/7/22 |