Award
NIH Reporter #3R01MH135045-03S1
Congolese mother and child mental health in response to early child development interventions
Recipient
Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences
Award Amount
$134,908.00
Ceiling
$134,908.00
Awarded
December 03, 2025
Identifier
3R01MH135045-03S1
A research project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to study the long-term mental health outcomes of early childhood parenting support programs in the DR Congo, focusing on family and maternal factors.
Description
This project evaluates the long-term effect of a parenting support program on child mental health outcomes at school age in the DR Congo. It involves a 3-year observational longitudinal follow-up assessment of children whose mothers received a mediational intervention for sensitizing caregivers (MISC) compared to those who did not. The study aims to understand the impact of family social factors, maternal mental health, and child growth on child mental health outcomes.