OpportunityTitle: Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET): Practice-Based Research to Improve Treatment Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:  Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.  Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET) regional scientific hubs to support practice-based research to improve diagnosis, clinical assessment, intervention effectiveness, service delivery, and health outcomes in clinics offering evidence-based specialty care to persons in the early stages of psychotic illness. Each EPINET regional scientific hub will link multiple early psychosis clinical service programs through (a) standard measures of early psychosis clinical features, services, and treatment outcomes; (b) informatics tools to collect de-identified, person-level data across sites; and (c) a unified approach for aggregating and analyzing pooled data. Large, integrated datasets are expected to facilitate rigorous quality improvement and program evaluation efforts within regional networks. In addition, each regional scientific hub will propose mental health services and intervention research to advance the learning health care goals of measurement-based treatment, continuous improvement and innovation in care delivery, and practice-based research to drive the process of scientific discovery. Regional scientific hubs selected for funding will collaborate closely with the EPINET National Data Coordinating Center, which is described in companion announcement RFA-MH-19-151.
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