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STATEMENT OF WORK (SERVICES)

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Project:

The publication and release of the supplement entitled “Global Mental Health and HIV Prevention and Care” in the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS).”

Statement of Need and Purpose:

There is a growing appreciation of the importance of the intersection of Mental Health and HIV Prevention and Care and its effect on health outcomes particularly in low and middle income countries (LMIC). With the publication of the supplement entitled “Global Mental Health and HIV Prevention and Care” in the JIAS at the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2021 annual meeting in Berlin, Germany NIMH will have an excellent opportunity to bring attention to the mental health aspect of HIV and highlight some of the outstanding research on this topic. This Journal supplement will include a collection of research manuscripts reporting advances in research in mental health and HIV in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC). Releasing the journal at this conference, where thousands of researchers, policy and public health experts, and community members will be in attendance, provides a great opportunity to reach a broad range of interested parties with important scientific advances in the area of global mental health. This is important to NIMH as a major funder with great interest in this area.

Background Information and Objective:

Tremendous biomedical advancements in HIV prevention and treatment have led to aspirational efforts to end the HIV epidemic. However, this goal is not likely to be achieved without addressing the significant mental health and substance use problems among people vulnerable to acquiring HIV, and among people living with HIV (PLWH). There already exists a vast amount of evidence documenting the excess burden of different mental disorders and alcohol and substance use disorders among people vulnerable to HIV acquisition and among PLWH, and also evidence documenting the association between mental disorders and worse HIV outcomes along the HIV care continuum

The intent of the supplement is to highlight recent advances in global mental health and HIV.

These may include efficacious or effective strategies to prevent HIV in people with mental health problems; progress in understanding of the nature and excess burden of co-morbid mental disorders in PLWH; and efficacious or effective strategies to reduce incidence and/or impact of mental disorders in PLWH. While there is no specific geographic limit to the scope of this supplement, research in low-resource contexts and among disadvantaged populations where health and mental health disparities are prominent is encouraged.

Four prominent researchers in the area of Global Mental Health and HIV have been engaged by the publisher Drs Robert Remien, Dixon Chibanda, Melanie Abas and Vikram Patel, who are not NIMH employees, to act as guest editors (“Guest Editors”) for the Supplement.

Submission of specific research articles will be invited and may focus on:

Data-driven papers highlighting determinants of the high burden of mental disorders and trauma/psychiatric distress among people vulnerable to HIV acquisition and PLWH.

• Empirical study outcomes of interventions designed to improve mental health and HIV prevention or treatment outcomes, along with examination of mechanisms of change.

• Determinant studies of mental health and/or trauma-related factors that adversely impact vulnerable populations in accessing and benefitting from HIV care and prevention services.

• Papers on determinant and intervention/implementation research addressing mental health needs in the HIV context, for adolescents and young people.

• Empirical studies evaluating differentiated models of mental health or trauma-related care for those at high risk for HIV transmission or acquisition or living with HIV who experience more mild mental disorder or trauma symptoms versus those with more severe symptoms or diagnoses.

• Outcomes of intervention approaches to integrating screening for mental health symptoms or trauma/violence into HIV prevention or care, and link to or provide appropriate levels of mental health/trauma-related care and HIV prevention or treatment.

• Empirical outcomes of innovative models of integrated services to improve HIV- and mental health outcomes, along with an examination of change mechanisms.• Outcomes of implementation of evidence-based screening for mental disorders or trauma and provision of appropriate mental health/trauma services among persons at highest risk for HIV acquisition or PLWH.

• Empirical studies that have tested decision support tools to help individuals, couples, or providers make informed choices and utilize evidenced-based mental health prevention or treatment services for HIV affected

Period of Performance:

Required to be delivered by September 30, 2021.

SCOPE OF WORK

General Requirements:

Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the Statement of Work below:

Although the proposed JIAS Supplement will be co-guest edited, the primary responsibility for the proposed work resides with the JAIDS editorial staff. The issue will include approximately 13 (thirteen) Articles and 1 (one) editorial. Articles submitted for publication in the Supplement must be original and must not have been already published elsewhere.

The Guest Editors for the Supplement and shall support the editorial process as well as offer recommendations on editorial decisions. All articles submitted for consideration for the Supplement shall undergo editorial assessment and/or peer review according to the Journal’s normal standards. Editorial decisions will be made based on the Journal’s normal standards including merit, scientific validity, methodological rigor, quality, and scope. The Guest Editors shall not co-author more than one article within the Supplement

The Editors-in-Chief may request changes, corrections, rejections or withdrawals where articles do not meet Journal standards, both prior to and post-publication. The Journal shall be responsible for all communications with authors submitting manuscripts for publication in the Theme Issue. Articles shall be prepared according to the “Instructions for Authors” as detailed on the Journal’s website. The Publisher shall prepare page proofs of the Articles to be checked by the Contributors. The Editors-in-Chief shall approve the final Articles prior to publication.

Once the Editors-in-Chief have approved the Articles for publication, no further Articles can be accepted for inclusion in the Supplement

The Publisher shall make the Articles available online in PDF and HTML formats and shall also prepare and make available online a complete, print-ready file of all of the Articles and the Editorial (i.e., the Supplement as a whole in one file). The Journal should provide these online publications without charge. All articles should be deposited in PubMed Central

Specific Requirements:

The co-guest editors will serve as lead organizers and co-editors of the special issue and will meet all of the responsibilities that this implies. They are charged with inviting, preliminarily reviewing, and providing feedback from reviewers on papers relevant to the supplement topic.

Dr. Marlène Bras, Executive Editor, Journal of the International AIDS Society, Avenue de France 23, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland, will provide update to NIMH program contacts on the progress toward publication of the supplement on a bi-monthly basis.

LEVEL OF EFFORT:

The guest editors are not compensated for their efforts. The funding for the supplement will go to John Wiley & Sons Limited, publisher of the Journal of the International AIDS Society.

GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The NIMH program contact will review the reports from Dr. Bras and stay informed as to progress on the deliverables on an ongoing basis.

DELIVERY OR DELIVERABLES

1. Guest Editor(s) contact prospective authors to invite submission

2. Authors prepare manuscript

3. Guest Editor(s) contact authors during preparation to ensure satisfactory timeline

4. Manuscripts submitted to JIAS Editor in Chief

5. Manuscript copies sent to Guest Editor(s)

6. JIAS initiates peer review process

7. Guest Editor(s) provide reviewer recommendations

8. Reviewers selected by JIAS Editor in Chief

9. JIAS Editor in Chief sends out for review

10. JIAS Editor in Chief sends out letters to authors with reviewer comments

11. Authors return revised manuscript to JIAS

12. JIAS Editor in Chief sends out final disposition letter to authors

13. Guest Editor(s) submit editorial/introductory article to JIAS Editor in Chief

14. Accepted manuscripts typeset and copyedited by JIAS

15. Supplement issue released by JIAS

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Dr. Bras will provide update to NIMH program contacts on the progress toward publication of the supplement on the progress toward publication of the supplement on a bi-monthly basis.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Travel:

NA

Key Personnel:

NA

Information System Security Plan:

Data Rights:

Since government related, standard copyright procedures apply. JIAS also has a policy on depositing papers in PubMed Central, where papers that are not open access are able to be uploaded into PMC by authors.

Section 508—Electronic and Information Technology Standards:

Publications and Publicity:

The proposed JIAS issue will be co-guest edited; however, the primary responsibility for the proposed work resides with the JIAS editorial staff. The issue will include up to 13 manuscripts.

Confidentiality of Information: