Advanced Research Institute in Mental Health and Aging

心理健康与老龄化高级研究所

• 批准号: 10431890
• 负责人: MARTHA L BRUCE
• 金额: $ 21.36万
• 依托单位: DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2024-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10431890
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The overarching goal of the "Advanced Research Institute (ARI) in Mental Health and Aging” is to increase the number of early-career faculty successfully transitioning to independent investigators conducting high impact research in mental health and aging that advances all four strategic objectives of the NIMH Strategic Plan. The population is aging rapidly – in terms of longevity, absolute numbers and relative to other ages -- both in the US and in much of the world. These demographic changes offer both challenges and opportunities for new generations of researchers to explicate the contribution of aging to mental illness and to reduce the personal and societal burden of mental illness in older adults. The number of investigators focused on mental health and aging is small relative the size of the scientific and public health challenges. ARI will provide early-career faculty a mentored, educational program to foster their transition to: Aim 1 (Independent Investigators) measured by obtaining NIH R01-level (or equivalent) funding and, secondarily, research funding through other NIH mechanisms or federal grant programs, and Aim 2 (Scientific Leaders) as evidenced by research mentoring, retention as active researchers, publications, academic promotion, participation in team science, and scientific service (e.g., NIH Study sections. The ARI national Mentoring Network is a multi-disciplinary team of senior and mid-career scientists with complementary skills which span the translational spectrum of brain, interventions and implementation science. The ARI Educational Program supports 16 early-career faculty (called Scholars) annually with each Scholar’s participating for two years. Key elements include: sustained mentoring focused on grant-writing and career development, consultation with biostatisticians, and professional development. The program includes an annual in-person Spring Retreat, structured long-distance follow-up, and web-based career development seminars. New features to this program include 1. enhancing the educational program with formal mentor training and resources for both Mentors and Scholars; and 2. building biostatistical consultation support through a mentored fellows program. Public Health Impact: The unmet mental health needs of older adults is a significant public health problem that affects not only those who suffer from mental disorders but their families, care providers, communities, and institutions that deliver and pay for care. The research challenge includes reducing the burden of mental illness in older adults while also explicating how the process of aging contributes to the risk, expression, and outcomes of mental illness throughout the adult life span. The capacity of research to meet this challenge rests largely on ongoing enrichment of the field with new independent investigators from across the translational spectrum with state-of- the-art training and innovative ideas. ARI will build this capacity by developing the next generation of independent investigators and scientific leaders conducting high impact research in mental health and aging.

“心理健康和老龄化高级研究所”的总体目标是增加 一些早期职业教师成功地过渡到独立调查员进行高影响力 研究精神健康和老龄化，推进NIMH战略计划的所有四个战略目标。的 人口正在迅速老龄化----从寿命、绝对人数和相对于其他年龄的比例来看， 美国和世界上许多地方。这些人口结构的变化既为新移民带来了挑战，也带来了机遇。 一代又一代的研究人员解释了衰老对精神疾病的贡献，并减少了个人 以及老年人精神疾病的社会负担。关注心理健康的调查人员数量 老龄化相对于科学和公共卫生挑战的规模来说是很小的。ARI将提供早期职业生涯 教师指导，教育计划，以促进他们的过渡：目标1（独立调查员） 通过获得NIH R 01级（或同等水平）的资金来衡量，其次是通过其他途径获得研究资金 NIH机制或联邦拨款计划，以及研究证明的目标2（科学领导者） 指导，保留作为积极的研究人员，出版物，学术推广，参与团队科学， 和科学服务（例如，NIH研究部分。ARI国家指导网络是一个多学科的 由高级和中级职业科学家组成的团队，具有跨越以下领域的互补技能： 大脑，干预和实施科学。ARI教育计划支持16个早期职业 教师（称为学者）每年与每个学者的参与两年。关键要素包括： 持续的指导侧重于赠款的撰写和职业发展，与生物统计学家的协商， 专业发展。该计划包括一年一度的春季务虚会，结构化的长途 后续行动和网上职业发展研讨会。该计划的新功能包括1。增强 为导师和学者提供正式导师培训和资源的教育计划;以及2. 通过指导研究员计划建立生物统计咨询支持。公共卫生影响： 老年人心理健康需求得不到满足是一个重大的公共卫生问题，不仅影响到那些 患有精神障碍，但他们的家庭，护理提供者，社区和机构，提供和 支付护理。研究的挑战包括减少老年人的精神疾病负担， 阐明衰老过程如何影响精神疾病的风险、表现和结果 在成年人的一生中。应对这一挑战的研究能力在很大程度上取决于持续的 丰富的领域与新的独立调查人员从整个翻译谱与国家的， 艺术培训和创新理念。ARI将通过开发下一代 独立调查人员和科学领导人在心理健康和老龄化方面进行高影响力的研究。