# The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy Research and Training (CICM)

> **NIH NIH P50** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $521,702

## Abstract

CICM Admin Core Abstract
 The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research, and Training (CICM) employs a novel
and integrated approach to advance transdisciplinary science and innovative dissemination and training
approaches to prevent CM and promote healthy development for children who have experienced abuse and
neglect. CICM leverages an extraordinary co-location of regional researchers enhanced by an array of
national experts in CM from 11 different disciplines, existing clinical platforms, and resources of two major
research universities to respond to several priority areas mentioned in the Capstone RFA (HD-18-012). The
CICM Administrative Core (AC) embraces the complexity of CM drawing on transdisciplinary and systems
science methods to support center projects while also synthesizing knowledge and innovating new
approaches. This process generates a “map” of what is known about CM to guide discussions of barriers and
facilitators to advancing the science of prevention and intervention and supports development of new projects.
The “map” is ultimately publicly disseminated as a research tool to help guide research during the long periods
in between summary events like the recent IOM/NRC report. Three CICM-funded multidisciplinary research
projects crosscut SCLC workgroup themes of advanced analytic methods and technology (AAMT), identifying
risk and outcomes (IRO), translation, adaptation and implementation (TAI). Each addresses effects of culture
and context and focuses on real world impact in the areas of screening, targeting and coordination of services.
Together AC activities, research projects and engagement of community partners (CEC) accomplish AC Aims
to (1): Advance innovations in modelling complex and dynamic interactions of predictors of maltreatment to
improve targeting of prevention and intervention efforts; and (2) Create a bidirectional path between
identification of complex etiological models and the real world application of innovative approaches to
prevention and intervention. CICM center and project leadership is multidisciplinary. Administrative Core (AC)
and Community Engagement Core (CEC) activities are highly integrated. AC experts and activities supply
material for dissemination products to policy stakeholders as well as education and training, while CEC
activities help train the future researchers to sustain scientific activities as well as engage the community in
advising and prioritizing research and training efforts. The Principal Investigator of CICM, Dr. Jonson-Reid, has
a significant history of funded CM research and center leadership experience and is supported by a full time
center coordinator and the leaders of CICM workgroups. She has long collaborated with the CEC Co-Directors:
Dr. Patterson Silver Wolf, an expert in addictions, under-represented populations wellness and college
success; and Dr. Weaver, an expert in health communications and injury prevention. This unique structure and
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10475111
- **Project number:** 5P50HD096719-05
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** MELISSA A JONSON-REID
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $521,702
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-20 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10475111

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10475111, The Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy Research and Training (CICM) (5P50HD096719-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10475111. Licensed CC0.

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