Award
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 5R33HD106578-06
An interactive, narrative intervention to address the mental health treatment gap among young people living with HIV in Nigeria
Recipient
Massachusetts General Hospital
Award Amount
$211,305.00
Ceiling
$211,305.00
Awarded
July 22, 2025
Identifier
5R33HD106578-06
A project funded by NIH to develop and pilot a digital game-based mental health intervention for young people living with HIV in Nigeria, aiming to improve treatment engagement and outcomes through a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial.
Description
This project aims to finalize the prototype of Change My Story, a narrative digital game with a choose-your-own-adventure format, integrated into a Problem Solving Therapy intervention to improve mental health treatment engagement and outcomes among young people living with HIV in Nigeria. It includes a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, engagement, satisfaction, and preliminary effectiveness.