Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE)
About This Grant
ABSTRACT HIV stigma, poverty, and racism contribute to high rates of mental health problems and impede treatment for young sexually minoritized men (YSMM) living with or vulnerable to HIV. HIV stigma is associated with poorer HIV medication adherence, and worse mental health, including increased odds of suicidality for youth living with HIV. Inclusive, culturally, and contextually appropriate intersectional interventions can promote access to health services and prevent poor health outcomes including HIV transmission related behaviors. Our project, Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE), will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of intersectionally-tailored brief videos to reduce public and internalized HIV stigma (BVHS). Throughout the project we will engage partners from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) (See LOS) as well as our Youth Advisory Board comprised of 5-8 individuals recruited from three existing Community Advisory Boards (CABS): the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) CAB, the ongoing HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) of the Columbia Collaborative Clinical Trials Unit (Columbia CTU) (see Letter of Support (LOS)) and Columbia University HIV Center Consultants (See LOS). Individuals from these groups represent diverse racial backgrounds, adolescent and young adult age ranges, and lived experience with HIV and/or mental health challenges. In Aim 1 we collaborate with our YAB to adapt and then test the efficacy of BVHS to reduce public HIV stigma compared to a control using crowdsourcing platforms with pre/post/30-day follow-up assessments. In Aim 2 we test the efficacy of BVHS to reduce internalized stigma and increase linkage to HIV prevention, HIV care and mental health treatment among a subset of YSMM living with or vulnerable to HIV on social media. In Aim 3 we use a Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)-informed multi-method analytical plan in order to understand implementation outcomes (e.g., acceptability, feasibility) and inform scale up and dissemination (e.g., identifying key barriers). In Aim 4 we evaluate engagement and treatment-seeking behavior from the NY area dissemination of evidence-based BVHS via Instagram. Through STRIVE we will reduce HIV stigma, facilitated by emotional engagement and identification. This reduction in HIV stigma will mediate proximal outcomes by increasing HIV prevention, HIV care and mental health treatment-seeking among YSMM living with or vulnerable to HIV. This simple, intersectionally-tailored video intervention can potentially reduce duration of untreated HIV and mental health problems and alter public stigma about HIV.
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Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE) is a NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health grant providing up to $697K for university, nonprofit, healthcare org. Applications are due 2031-04-30 (open). Check eligibility and apply with FindGrants.
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Up to $697K
2031-04-30
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Who is eligible for the Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE)?
Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE) is offered by NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health and is generally open to university, nonprofit, healthcare org. It is open to organizations nationwide unless the funder specifies otherwise. Review the specific eligibility terms before applying, since funders set their own requirements around organization type, location, and the population or project being served.
How much funding does the Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE) provide?
Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE) provides up to $697K per award from NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health. Actual award sizes depend on the scope of your project, available program funds, and the number of applicants, so build a budget that reflects realistic, allowable costs rather than the maximum figure.
When is the Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE) deadline?
Applications for Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE) are due 2031-04-30 (open). Because deadlines can change, verify the date with the funder, NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health, and give yourself enough time to prepare a complete, competitive application before the close date.
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To apply for Social Contact-Based Brief Video Interventions To Reduce Stigma and ImproVe Engagement in HIV Prevention and Care and Mental Health Care for Youth Living with and Vulnerable to HIV (STRIVE), confirm your eligibility, gather the required documents, and prepare a narrative and budget that address the funder's priorities. FindGrants guides you step by step and can draft each section, then exports a submission-ready application pack for this grant from NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health.