Award
NIH Reporter #5P01MH139228-02
Project 2
Recipient
University of Maryland Baltimore
Award Amount
$429,919.00
Ceiling
$429,919.00
Awarded
August 13, 2025
Identifier
5P01MH139228-02
NIH-funded project to develop and evaluate a hub-based Engagement Navigator Service to prevent disengagement in Coordinated Specialty Care programs, using participatory research and mixed methods evaluation.
Description
This project will develop a hub-based engagement navigator service for participants and families at high risk for disengagement. It will use participatory research methods to ensure integration of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) program staff, participants, and family members in developing all aspects of and materials for the service. The project includes feasibility and acceptability testing in three CSC programs, followed by a mixed methods hub-wide evaluation using a hybrid type I open cohort stepped wedge design to examine feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness to improve disengagement outcomes and address target mechanisms.