The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support multi-site clinical trials in geographically diverse school settings to test the efficacy or effectiveness of complementary and integrative health approaches with physical and/or psychological therapeutic inputs (often called mind
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and body interventions) to promote mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) health and prevent MEB disorders among youth.
The overall goal of this FOA is to provide support for a set of multisite trials to improve the evidence base of complementary and integrative health approaches that can be delivered in a school-based setting or with students to address the youth mental health crisis.
Awards made under this FOA will support a milestone-driven planning phase (UG3) for one year with possible transition to a study conduct phase (UH3) of up to an additional four years.
Total duration of the award will be a maximum of 5 years.
Only UG3 projects that meet the scientific milestones and feasibility requirements will transition to the UH3phase.
The UG3/UH3 application must be submitted as a single application describing both phases and instructed in this FOA.