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Friendship Bench for Women Who Use Methamphetamine in Vietnam
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Emerging Global Leader
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Friendship Bench for Women Who Use Methamphetamine in Vietnam
Principal Institution
Hanoi Medical University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Nguyen, Trang
Project Contact Information
Email:
trangthu@hmu.edu.vn
Year(s) Awarded
2024-2029
Country
Vietnam
Collaborators
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC)
NIH Partners
NIMH
Project Description
The high comorbidity of mental health issues and meth use in women worsens both their mental health and meth use outcomes. This project aims to evaluate the potential of Friendship Bench to be used as a low-threshold, task-shifting mental health intervention among women who use methamphetamine in Vietnam – a lower- middle-income country. The study will provide preliminary data for the trial testing the effectiveness Friendship Bench to improve mental health and methamphetamine use outcomes among women who use methamphetamine in Vietnam and help the candidate of this career development award acquire critical knowledge and skills to become an independent researcher.
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