Diversity Supplement for Personal Health Libraries for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

项目总结 在美国，黑人女性的监禁率几乎是白人女性的两倍。他们也是 与非住院黑人相比，更有可能经历精神疾病(例如，创伤后应激障碍) 女人。障碍，如获得服务和支持的机会有限、缺乏交通工具和缺乏知识 关于精神疾病和治疗选择，防止最近获释的人接受护理。 此外，精神健康服务的费用，加上文化偏好，导致以前 被监禁的黑人妇女从非正式的支持来源寻求照顾。拟议的补充项目 寻求通过评估儿童的精神健康护理和社会支持需求来补充家长津贴 以前监禁黑人妇女，并为PerHL创建了解文化的内容。这样做的具体目的是 研究的目的是：(1)评估曾被监禁的黑人的精神卫生保健和社会支持需求 妇女，(2)发展和完善PerHL，包括文化知识内容，以支持妇女的心理健康 以及(3)评估用户对PerHL的组件的满意度 都是为支持以前被监禁的黑人妇女的心理健康而量身定做的。麦考尔医生的长期 目标是成为一名独立研究人员，在解决获得心理健康方面的不平等问题方面具有专业知识 通过使用数字健康工具提供服务和资源，满足以下人群的具体需求和偏好 服务不足的人群。在她的导师的合作下，制定了一个全面的培训计划，以 她在以下方面积累了专业知识：(1)为以前被监禁的人开发个人健康信息技术 个人，(2)以社区为基础的参与性研究，(3)定性数据收集和分析， (4)利用个人健康信息技术对弱势群体进行心理健康治疗管理 人口，(5)设计和实施试点随机试验，以测试接受和使用 个人健康信息技术，以及(6)通过赠款进行科学写作和研究传播 提案制定，手稿准备和出版，以及研究会议报告。这个 计划的研究和培训活动建立在McCall博士研究接受和 使用移动技术提供精神健康服务和资源，以支持和管理焦虑和 黑人女性中的抑郁症。完成本提案的研究活动，实现培训 Goals不仅将为她提供成功完成补充项目所需的技能，而且 也让她在成为独立研究人员的道路上取得成功，方法是通知 她的K01指导研究科学家职业发展奖提案的制定。与一致 NLM的使命和《促进健康相关研究多样性的研究副刊》的目的， 指导、培训和研究活动将为麦考尔博士提供获得技能的机会 成为独立研究科学家和该领域的多产贡献者所必需的。

PROJECT SUMMARY Black women in the U.S. are incarcerated at nearly twice the rate of their White counterparts. They are also more likely to experience mental illness (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) than noninstitutionalized Black women. Barriers such as limited access to services and support, lack of transportation, and lack of knowledge regarding mental illness and treatment options prevent recently released individuals from receiving care. Furthermore, the cost of mental health services, in addition to cultural preferences result in formerly incarcerated Black women seeking care from informal sources of support. The proposed supplemental project seeks to complement the parent grant by assessing the mental health care and social support needs of formerly incarcerated Black women and create culturally informed content for PerHL. The specific aims of this study are to: (1) assess the mental health care and social support needs of formerly incarcerated Black women, (2) develop and refine the PerHL to include culturally informed content to support the mental health of formerly incarcerated Black women, and (3) assess user satisfaction with the components of the PerHL that have been tailored to support the mental health of formerly incarcerated Black women. Dr. McCall's long-term goal is to become an independent researcher with expertise in addressing inequities in access to mental health services and resources through use of digital health tools that address the specific needs and preferences of underserved populations. In collaboration with her mentors, a comprehensive training plan was constructed to build her expertise in: (1) development of personal health information technologies for formerly incarcerated individuals, (2) conducting community-based participatory research, (3) qualitative data collection and analysis, (4) use of personal health information technology for mental health treatment management in vulnerable populations, (5) design and implementation of a pilot randomized trial to test the acceptance and use of a personal health information technology, and (6) scientific writing and research dissemination through grant proposal development, manuscript preparation and publication, and research conference presentations. The planned research and training activities builds upon Dr. McCall's prior experience studying the acceptance and use of mobile technology to deliver mental health services and resources to support and manage anxiety and depression in Black women. Completing the research activities of this proposal and achieving her training goals will not only provide her with the skills necessary to successfully complete the supplemental project, but also equip her for success on the pathway towards becoming an independent researcher by informing the development of her K01 Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award proposal. Consistent with NLM's mission and the purpose of the Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, the mentorship, training, and research activities will provide Dr. McCall the opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to become an independent research scientist and prolific contributor to the field.