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YES: Innovative Discussion for Engagement, Achievement and Service

Award Number: R01MD015204
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/17/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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YES: Innovative Discussion for Engagement, Achievement and Service - Youth violence is a significant public health concern, as over 20% report being in a fight, 19% reported bullying someone, and 16% reported weapons carriage. Violent victimization among youth includes mental health sequelae in addition to the physical injury caused by violent behavior. The purpose of this study is to adapt and test an evidence-based youth violence prevention program for middle-school students called Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES) to empower youth to address bullying and promote positive behaviors as a way to reduce violent behavior. YES: Innovative Discussion for Engagement, Achievement and Service (YES-IDEAS) will focus on middle school students because this is a developmental period when independence from parents begins, their own ideas about peer relationships are formative, and when bullying behavior is at its peak. Empowering children to address violence at this critical developmental period may enable them to resist negative attitudes and behaviors. Working with an advisory board of experts and youth, we will develop and integrate lessons that address these behaviors into the existing YES curriculum. We will test YES-IDEAS using a matched control trial design in after-school programs across Southeast Michigan counties. We will examine the effects of the curriculum on individual youths' sense of empowerment and violent attitudes and behaviors. We will also evaluate the revisions of the curriculum through testing specific modules and obtaining feedback from youth and school staff. Finally, we will examine both dose and sustainability of YES-IDEAS effects. Our specific aims are: 1) adapt the YES curriculum and study the adaptation and implementation process for the new curriculum; 2) test the efficacy of the YES-IDEAS curriculum in a matched control design on empowered outcomes which will mediate the effects of YES-IDEAS on perpetration of violent attitudes and behavior; 3) investigate if empowered outcomes are the mechanism by which the YES-IDEAS curriculum reduces aggressive and violent behavior over time; 4) study the effects of dose received and sustainability of change on the outcomes from AIMS 2 and 3.


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: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR NE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	5	12/1/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $621,795 )
2025	2025	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR NE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	5	3/31/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$621,795
2025	2025	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR NE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	002	5	9/25/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR NE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	4	3/7/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $621,795

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $632,404 )
2024	2024	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR NE	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	4	6/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$45,638
2024	2024	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	4	2/1/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$586,766
														Subtotal = $632,404

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $658,871 )
2023	2023	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	3	2/11/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$658,871
														Subtotal = $658,871

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $667,385 )
2022	2022	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	001	2	4/29/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$66,741
2022	2022	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	2	2/7/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$600,644
														Subtotal = $667,385

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $722,522 )
2021	2021	EMORY UNIVERSITY	201 DOWMAN DR	ATLANTA	GA	30322	DEKALB	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	5/17/2021	NEW	$722,522
														Subtotal = $722,522

Grand Total All Awards = $3,302,977

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YES: Innovative Discussion for Engagement, Achievement and Service

Award Number: R01MD015204

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/17/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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