Grantees

Grantees

Recipients of the Transformation of Mental Health Care Request for Proposals have created innovative solutions to improving access to high quality mental health care for children and adolescents, especially those from low-income families and under-resourced communities, or other marginalized populations that may have limited supports and resources.

2023 Grantees

Erica E. Coates, Ph.D.

Transformation of Mental Health Care

Institution

  • Georgetown University
  • MedStar Health Research Institute

Project

  • Improving Mental Health Care Access and Outcomes for Black Families with Young Children by Integrating Peer-Led Parenting Groups into Early Learning Settings

Researcher Website

Mary F. Cwik, Ph.D. and Emily E. Haroz, Ph.D.

Transformation of Mental Health Care

Institution

  • Johns Hopkins University

Project

  • A study of NATIVE-RISE to develop predictive analytics to categorize adolescents on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation that are at risk of suicide and connect them with appropriate case management.

Researchers Website

2022 Grantees

Doron Amsalem, M.D.

Access to Care

Institution

  • Columbia University
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute

Project

  • Brief personalized videos to reduce stigma and increase treatment-seeking behavior among adolescents with depression

Andrea Spencer, M.D.

Access to Care

Institution

  • Lurie Children’s Hospital

Project

  • Testing a novel ADHD engagement intervention (“START”) to improve access to treatment

Researcher Website