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Crisis migration and youth mental health: The moderating influences of culture, context, and community

Award Number: R36MH139293
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/01/2025
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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Crisis migration and youth mental health: The moderating influences of culture, context, and community - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Crisis migration has increased significantly over the last decade, with urgent calls within the United States (U.S.) to develop better programs to support newly immigrated youth and their families seeking refuge.1 In recent years, patterns of migration from Venezuela to the U.S. have dramatically increased, as Venezuela continues to grapple with humanitarian, socio-political and economic crises.3,4,15 Many migrant youth from Venezuela have likely been exposed to dire circumstances (i.e., food insecurity) in their country,17,18 only to be met with further stressors such as, language barriers, and acculturation stress,6,20 upon resettling in the U.S. Given the unique pre and post migration experiences and stressors that can occur, it is critical to understand how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of newly arrived families from Venezuela. The proposed project leverages an existing NIMHD-funded R01 (MD015920) grant examining pre and post migration factors impacting adjustment in recently arriving Venezuelan families seeking refuge in the U.S. The mixed-methods dissertation project at the center of this R36 proposal seeks to understand the mental health impacts of crisis migration on recently arriving Venezuelan youth, and to examine key risk and protective factors that moderate these mental health impacts. Aim 1 will examine links between youth crisis migration experiences in Venezuela and subsequent youth anxiety and traumatic stress symptoms in the U.S. and Aim 2 will evaluate the extent to which cultural and community factors (e.g., ethnic pride, community cohesion) may impact the mental health effects of crisis migration (N=300). Building on these quantitative analyses, Aim 3 employs a qualitative approach to explore caregivers’ perspectives in their own voice (N=15) on individual youth, family, and community protective strengths, as well as caregiver reflections on intersections between social factors and their children’s mental health. Findings from this proposed project can help inform best practices for supporting Venezuelan migrants, as well as other youth populations in the U.S. adjusting in the aftermath of crisis migration.


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 = $23,251 )
2026	2026	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	11200 SW 8TH ST	MIAMI	FL	33199	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	2	2/16/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$23,251
														Subtotal = $23,251

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $42,671 )
2025	2025	FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY	11200 SW 8TH ST	MIAMI	FL	33199	MIAMI-DADE	USA	Mental Health Research Grants	000	1	12/10/2024	NEW	$42,671
														Subtotal = $42,671

Grand Total All Awards = $65,922

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Crisis migration and youth mental health: The moderating influences of culture, context, and community

Award Number: R36MH139293

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/01/2025

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2026

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