Institutional Research Training Program in Social Work

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求延续一个非常成功的项目，培训和发展来自不同群体的下一代心理健康研究人员。该项目始于30年前，迄今已为308名研究员提供了支持，其中206人已获得博士学位，42人仍在努力完成论文。参与者包括154名非洲裔美国人、18名美洲印第安人、66名亚裔美国人和70名西班牙裔美国人。这项博士前培训计划将继续增加接受心理健康和精神疾病研究培训的科学家人数，增加来自不同群体的研究人员的人数，接受培训进行与国家心理健康研究所（NIMH）相关的研究；并解决解决现有精神卫生和精神疾病知识方面的紧迫差距的需要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests the continuation of a highly successful program of training and developing the next generation of mental health researchers from diverse groups. The program began 30 years ago and has provided support to 308 fellows, 206 of whom have received doctoral degrees and 42 who are still working on completing their dissertations. Participants have included 154 African Americans, 18 American Indians, 66 Asian Americans and 70 Hispanic Americans. This predoctoral training program will continue to increase the number of scientists trained to conduct research in mental health and mental illness, increase the number of researchers from diverse groups trained to conduct research relevant to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); and address the need to address urgent gaps in the existing knowledge of mental health and mental illness. CSWE will recruit social workers for the program from across the United States. The accomplishments of the alumni fellows demonstrate that the RFP can recruit outstanding fellows from diverse groups and provide them with strong training in research knowledge and skills that will enable them to become part of the next generation of mental health researchers. The alumni fellows remain involved with the program and are an essential part of the program's recruitment efforts. With the assistance of the Research Advisory Committee, composed of NIMH funded mental health researchers, the RFP director will select and place fellows and continue to counsel and support their doctoral work.