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David A Chambers1, Denise Pintello2, Denise Juliano-Bult2
1Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 3E414, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other organizations have built capacity for mental health implementation science through funding, training, and workshops. These initiatives engage researchers in developing and executing vital mental health studies.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health Research
- Implementation Science
- Public Health Initiatives
Background:
- The field of implementation science has seen significant growth over the past decade.
- There was a recognized need to build capacity for mental health researchers in this area.
Purpose of the Study:
- To trace the efforts made by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other US organizations in building capacity for mental health implementation science.
- To describe the various initiatives undertaken to foster the development and execution of implementation studies.
Main Methods:
- Review of funding opportunities, workshops, conferences, and training programs.
- Analysis of initiatives engaging mental health researchers in implementation science.
Main Results:
- Hundreds of mental health researchers have been engaged through various capacity-building initiatives.
- Implementation studies have been developed and executed across diverse mental health care and prevention settings.
Conclusions:
- The past decade has seen substantial progress in building capacity for mental health implementation science.
- Future steps are needed to further develop a new generation of implementation researchers and studies in mental health.
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