Sustainable Academic Capacity Building of Excellence through Research and Training Program (SACERT) Learning Collaborative

项目摘要 南非研究人员获得研究资源的机会有限，包括开发有效、可靠、 在心理健康相关研究中使用的适当措施。因此，一种常见的做法是， 审查其他国家制定的措施，并根据当地情况调整和验证这些措施， 社区.当地开发的新措施往往受到样本量小、动力不足的阻碍， 有限的资金来建立心理测量学。目前还没有一个集中的、容易获得的智力资料库， 跨行为和生物学科的健康措施，学者可以访问和使用，以解决 南非国家卫生研究指定的精神健康国家卫生研究优先事项 以马克思为缓解这一制约因素提供资金，将提高南非的研究能力， 通过研究和培训加强家长可持续的学术能力建设以实现卓越 （SACERT）计划，包括12所南非大学和卫生机构，其中包括5所 历史上处于不利地位的机构。我们建议增加一个理论指导的学习协作， SACERT（SACERT-LC），以加强心理健康研究能力，特别是在农村的人类发展指数方面 设置. SACERT LC将为来自HDIs的学者建立一个支持网络，以获得研究- 相关资源，特别是慢性压力、创伤和逆境领域的策划措施，以及 心理健康SACERT-LC将开发和部署一个综合措施库以及培训 如何使用这些措施，最重要的是，促进合作和共同创造， 资源的可持续性和增长。具体目标是：（1）与SACERT教师以及 南非的国家合作伙伴建立了SACERT-LC，该机构将在年内每两个月召开一次会议， 长期的补充期：（2）创建一个心理和生物措施的策划银行（IMB）， 评估整个生命周期的慢性压力、创伤、逆境负担和慢性心理健康障碍; (3)在WSU的学习课程中，培训和指导当前SACERT学者和其他HDI分支机构使用 IMB和措施验证，适应和发展;（4）通过以下方式评估SACERT-LC 就其影响和可持续性潜力采访LC成员，跟踪IMB的使用情况，以及 记录学习课程的参与情况和满意度。我们的目标与此补充，因为与 母基金的目的是提高南非的研究能力。学者和附属机构谁是培训的， SACERT-LC教师将被认证为“IMB专家”，四所农村大学也将被确定为 IMB共同赞助，从而加强了HDIs和跨HDIs和其他网络的可见性 参与的大学。凭借我们在南非的完善网络，我们有能力开展 这一补充将有助于提高历史上处于不利地位的机构的能力， 广泛地说，南非精神卫生研究的严谨性、可及性和影响力。

Project Summary South African researchers have limited access to research resources, including funds to develop valid, reliable, contextually appropriate measures to utilize in mental health-related research. As a result, a common practice is to review measures developed in other countries and adapt and validate these measures for local communities. New measures developed locally are often hampered by small, underpowered samples and limited funding to establish psychometrics. There is currently no centralized, easily accessible bank of mental health measures across behavioral and biological disciplines that scholars can access and use to address the Mental Health National Health Research Priority designated by the South Africa National Health Research Committee. Funding to ameliorate this constraint will both enhance research capacity in South Africa and strengthen the parent Sustainable Academic Capacity-Building for Excellence through Research and Training (SACERT) Program, which encompasses 12 South African universities and health institutions, including five historically disadvantaged institutions (HDIs). We propose to add a theory-guided Learning Collaborative to SACERT (SACERT-LC) in order to strengthen mental health research capacity particularly in HDIs in rural settings. The SACERT LC will foster a network of support for scholars from HDIs to have access to research- related resources, specifically curated measures in the areas of chronic stress, trauma and adversity, and mental health. The SACERT-LC will develop and deploy an integrated measures bank (IMB) as well as training in how to use the measures, and most importantly, promote collaboration and co-creation to foster sustainability and growth of the resources. The Specific Aims are to: (1) with SACERT faculty as well as national partners in South Africa, establish the SACERT-LC, which will convene bi-monthly during the year- long supplement period to: (2) create a curated bank of psychological and biological measures (the IMB) that assess chronic stress, trauma, adversity burden, and chronic mental health disorders throughout the lifespan; (3) in learning sessions at WSU, train and coach current SACERT scholars and other HDI affiliates in the use of the IMB and in measures validation, adaptation, and development; and (4) evaluate the SACERT-LC by interviewing members of the LC about its impacts and potential for sustainability, tracking use of the IMB, and documenting participation in and satisfaction with the learning sessions. Our goal with this supplement, as with the parent grant, is to enhance research capacity in South Africa. Scholars and affiliates who are trained by the SACERT-LC faculty will be certified as “IMB experts” and the four rural universities will also be identified as IMB co-sponsors, thereby strengthening the visibility of the HDIs and the network across HDIs and other participating universities. With our well-established network in South Africa, we are well-positioned to carry out this supplement, which will contribute to the capacity of historically disadvantaged institutions and more broadly, to the rigor, accessibility, and impact of mental health research in South Africa.