# Capacity-Building

> **NIH NIH U19** · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · 2020 · $80,554

## Abstract

Project Summary_Abstract of Capacity Building Core 
In the Capacity-building Core, we propose to use science-based methods and information to build sustainable 
capacity for conducting mental health implementation research and informing mental health policies and 
programs in Latin America. The Capacity-Building Core has the following Specific Aims: 
 Aim a: Establish resources and an infrastructure to aid Colombia and its regional partners of 
Chile and Peru to build capacity for mental health implementation research. To accomplish this goal, 
we will (1) Conduct a growing number of trainings in mental health over the five year project period in Colombia 
(as our primary hub) as well as Chile and Peru (as secondary hubs); (2) Conduct trainings in research methods 
in Colombia as well as Chile and Peru; (3) Establish and expand a multi-institutional, multi-state, and multi- 
country learning collaborative (to promote shared learning across a broad community); (4) Transfer 
ownership/responsibility for data tracking/outcomes reporting from Dartmouth to Pontificia Universidad 
Javeriana; (5) Co-Create publications and presentations with a broad array of project stakeholders; (6) 
Establish an integrated data management system as an infrastructure for use among Latin American 
stakeholders, and (7) Expand Connectivity (via expanded WiFi, computer hardware, routers). We will 
additionally collaborate with a team of NIMH-supported researchers evaluating mobile technology interventions 
in other regions of Latin America, including Brazil, Guatemala and Ecuador, as part of a research capacity- 
building collaborative to promote shared learning about best practices in implementation in Latin America and 
optimal approaches for iterating, refining, and scaling the implementation model over time. 
 Aim b: Build Sustainable Capacity to use science-based methods and information for 
developing mental health policies and programs. We will engage a governmental/multilateral organization 
advisory board in Latin America [including members of PAHO/WHO, the Ministry of Health in Colombia, the 
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Colombia] intended to ensure the intervention model 
is grounded in mental health policy and that the resulting data and lessons learned from the project inform the 
evolution of mental health policy over time across Latin America. We will expand our partnership with the 
World Bank to promote political commitment, broad social engagement and international support to make 
mental health an integral part of health and societal well-being globally. We will also establish an industry 
advisory board to inform the implementation and scientific conduct of the proposed project. This board, 
composed of health insurance companies in Latin America, is intended to help ensure that the intervention 
model is meaningful (e.g., in light of payer and regulatory considerations) and to facilitate a potential hand-off 
of this transla...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9951109
- **Project number:** 5U19MH109988-05
- **Recipient organization:** DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
- **Principal Investigator:** CARLOS GOMEZ
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $80,554
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9951109

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9951109, Capacity-Building (5U19MH109988-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9951109. Licensed CC0.

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