CDC Seeks Tool for Mental Health
CDC https://www.cdc.gov has issued the grant notice “Research Grants to Develop and Validate a Prognostic Tool of Mental Health Sequelae after TBI for Adolescent Patients” (RFA-CE-23-008) https://cdc.gov/injury/index.html with estimated funding for $5,500,000. The grant notice posted November 16, 2022 has January 24, 2023 as the closing date for applications.
CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated research proposals to conduct a well-designed, longitudinal study with a large pediatric healthcare systems service to help a diverse patient population.
The goal is to derive and validate a new prognostic tool that identifies adolescents (ages 11-17) at increased risk for mental health sequelae or a worsening of an existing mental health condition.
Of particular interest is research that focuses on the adolescent populations shown to have higher rates of TBI incidence or greater risk of negative post TBI outcomes such as with Black and Hispanic youth, youth living in rural areas, and those without insurance.
The primary objectives are to:
- Identify at risk/protective factors in the acute care setting that can predict new or worsening mental health within the three months following a TBI among adolescents (ages 11-17)
- Develop a new prognostic tool based on empirically derived risk/protective factors, that can aid in predicting which adolescents in a clinical setting are more likely to experience a worsening of an existing mental health condition
Eligible applicants can include public and state controlled institutions of higher education, state governments, Native American tribal governments, nonprofits, small businesses, for profit organizations, city or township governments, county governments, and private institutions of higher education.
Go to https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html for more information.