Improving Mental Health and Well-Being for Child Care Providers
A Cluster-Randomized Control Trial of a Workplace Resilience Intervention for Child Care Providers' Mental Health & Well-Being
This project is testing a web-based program to help child care providers manage stress and improve their mental health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chapel Hill, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11193982 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many essential workers, like child care providers, experience significant stress that affects their health and well-being. Traditional stress management programs can be hard to access due to time and resource limitations. This project offers a new, fully online program called Stress Management and Resilience Training (SMART) that can be completed from anywhere. It involves brief weekly learning sessions and short daily practices designed to be easy to fit into a busy schedule. The goal is to see if this remote approach can effectively improve mental health for this important workforce.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are child care providers experiencing work-related stress who are interested in a web-based resilience program.
Not a fit: Individuals not working in child care or those seeking in-person mental health support may not find this program beneficial.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could offer a widely accessible and practical way for child care providers to improve their mental health and reduce work-related stress.
How similar studies have performed: Pilot work has shown that this web-based program is feasible, user-friendly, and shows initial positive effects, though more rigorous testing is needed.
Where this research is happening
Chapel Hill, United States
- Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Jones, Deborah J — Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill
- Study coordinator: Jones, Deborah J
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.