MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION PROJECT: HELPING-U-GROW (HUGS)

拟议的K23指导以患者为导向的研究职业发展奖是一项为期五年的计划，旨在将候选人发展成为独立的儿科预防干预研究人员，重点是预防高风险内城学龄前和学龄儿童的行为障碍，犯罪和药物滥用。 该提案通过以下方式为候选人提供培训和经验：（1）正式课程工作;（2）参与由国家精神健康研究所资助的P30 MH 38725赞助的正在进行的实地研究：早期危险行为流行病学中心补助金（预防中心）和在Civitan国际研究中心与导师/顾问Sharon Ramey博士;（3）在早期开端环境中实施随机预防干预研究;以及（4）出席相关研讨会/会议并发表演讲。 K23奖的目标是：（1）增加与长期临床预防干预临床试验相关的流行病学和生物统计学知识;（2）提高实施基于社区的预防临床试验的技能;（3）发展评估干预措施有效性的技能。 该提案的总体目标是准备候选人提交一个成功的NIMH R 01社区为基础的预防赠款。在尼古拉斯·拉隆戈博士的共同指导下，亨德里克斯布朗和菲利普叶，候选人将实施一个早期的头部开始心理健康预防研究，题为：帮助U-增长（拥抱）。使用分层随机设计，该研究将检验以下假设：接受HUG'S干预的家庭，包括基于心理健康的育儿课程，将表现出改善的亲子互动和减少的父母压力。 除了提供关于在早期开端设置中基于心理健康的育儿课程的有效性的新信息外，该研究还将提供关于父母压力，心理健康和亲子互动之间相互作用的有价值的信息。 将比较接受HUG干预的儿童与标准的早期开端课程。 将对亲子互动进行录像评估。 干预前后的评估将包括儿童和家长的措施。

The proposed K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award is a five year plan to develop the candidate into an independent pediatric prevention intervention researcher with a focus on prevention f behavior disorders, delinquency, and substance abuse in high-risk inner city preschool and school-aged children. The proposal provides the candidate with training and experience through a combination of: (1) formal course work; (2) participation in on-going field research sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health-funded P30 MH38725: Epidemiologic Center for Early Risk Behaviors Grant (Prevention Center) and secondary analysis of a longitudinal multi-site Head Start data set at the Civitan International Research Center with mentor/consultant Dr. Sharon Ramey; (3) implementation of a randomized prevention intervention research study in an Early Head Start setting; and (4) attendance and presentations at pertinent seminars/conferences. The objectives of the K23 award are to: (1) increase epidemiologic and biostatistical knowledge as it relates to long-term clinical prevention intervention clinical trials; (2) improve skills in implementation of community-based prevention clinical trials; and (3) develop skills to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. The overarching goal of this proposal is to prepare the candidate to submit a successful NIMH R01 community-based prevention grant. Supported by the co-mentorship of Drs. Nicholas lalongo, C. Hendricks Brown, and Philip Leaf, the candidate will implement an Early Head Start mental health prevention study entitled: Helping-U-Grow (HUGS). Using a stratified randomized design, the study will examine the following hypothesis: families who receive the HUG'S intervention, consisting of a mental health-based parenting curriculum, will demonstrate improved parent-child interaction and reduced parental stress. In addition to providing new information about the effectiveness of a mental health-based parenting curriculum in an Early Head Start setting, the study will provide valuable information about the interactions between parental stress, mental health, and parent- child interaction. Comparisons will be made between children who received HUG'S intervention versus standard Early Head Start curriculum. Videotaped assessments of the parent-child interaction will be conducted. Pre- and post intervention evaluations will include child and parent measures.