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A Treatment Engagement Protocol to Improve Follow-Up Care for Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Award Number: K23MH119211
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/01/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2024

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A Treatment Engagement Protocol to Improve Follow-Up Care for Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis - Project Summary/Abstract (30 lines): Many individuals with psychotic disorders report having experienced subthreshold clinical high risk (CHR) symptoms in adolescence. Identification and engagement of youth in early stages of psychosis can facilitate symptom monitoring, and early treatment maximizes recovery. The purpose of this study is to identify psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents who present with new-onset CHR symptoms and enroll them and their caregivers in a brief treatment engagement intervention. The specific aims are to: 1) develop a brief family-based intervention and pilot the intervention in a randomized control trial (RCT); 2) evaluate the engagement of therapeutic mechanisms presumed to underlie the intervention; and 3) evaluate the relations between the proposed mechanisms and service use. The proposed intervention includes three evidence-based modules: assessment, psychoeducation, and motivational enhancement. Three purported underlying mechanisms will be targeted: mental health literacy, attitudes toward treatment, and family partnership. Content will be reinforced after discharge using an existing mobile platform designed to enhance the scope and reach of the intervention (e.g., track referrals, monitor symptoms, and provide ongoing access to materials). In order to develop and adapt the intervention to the inpatient setting, evidence-based content will be piloted with identified teens and parents, and qualitative interviews will be conducted to explore opinions regarding intervention content and delivery. This pilot will be conducted with parents and teens (n = 16-30 dyads) using an iterative approach to finalize content. Next, an RCT will be conducted with a larger sample (n = 80 dyads), and outcomes, measured at 1- and 3-month follow-ups, will be compared to a treatment-as-usual group. Primary outcomes will be engagement of the purported therapeutic mechanisms (i.e. mental health literacy, attitudes toward treatment, family partnership). Secondary outcomes include outpatient service use and completion of referral to the state’s coordinated specialty care (CSC) clinic, an early psychosis program offering outpatient case management to support service transitions and ongoing monitoring. The broad goals of this study are to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the brief intervention, and to explore the intervention’s engagement of mechanisms and influence on service use outcomes. The proposed study is innovative because it offers specialized intervention for CHR starting on an adolescent inpatient unit and continuing after discharge with a symptom monitoring family support program. The novel intervention program may enhance linkage to ongoing mental health care, a step that is crucial for improving CHR outcomes.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2023	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	4	12/20/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	4	8/19/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $196,592 )
2023	2023	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	4	11/22/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$196,592
														Subtotal = $196,592

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $196,592 )
2022	2022	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	3	12/7/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$196,592
														Subtotal = $196,592

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $196,912 )
2021	2021	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	2	11/10/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$196,912
														Subtotal = $196,912

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $196,592 )
2020	2020	RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL	593 EDDY ST	PROVIDENCE	RI	02903	PROVIDENCE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	1	11/22/2019	NEW	$196,592
														Subtotal = $196,592

Grand Total All Awards = $786,688

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A Treatment Engagement Protocol to Improve Follow-Up Care for Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

Award Number: K23MH119211

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 12/01/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2024

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