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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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