Interpersonal Relationships and Health Behaviors in Systems-Involved Youth
Official title: Interpersonal Relationships and Health Behaviors Among Systems-Involved Youth
Funded at Providence College · NIH-11290945 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A study with teens and young adults in care will use real-time methods to understand how caregivers, friends, and romantic partners influence health and well-being.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R15 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Providence College NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Providence, United States) |
| Project start | August 1, 2026 |
| Project end | July 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $554,233 |
| NIH project number | 1R15HD121057-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11290945 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are youths aged roughly 12–21 who are currently in systems involvement (e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice) and who can provide consent/assent and participate in real-time data collection.
✕Less likely to help
Youth not in systems involvement or unable to participate in intensive sampling may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
Systems-involved adolescents often face dating violence, risky sexual behavior, and psychosocial challenges. This project will combine technology-enabled communication data with real-time reporting and in-depth interviews to capture how relationships change over time and affect health outcomes. By following about 100 participants across bursts of measurement, researchers will map how interactions with caregivers, peers, and partners relate to daily and longer-term risk and resilience in health and social domains. The effort aims to produce insights that can inform more responsive supports for youth in systems care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, findings could guide personalized interventions and support strategies to improve relationship health and reduce risky behaviors among youth in care.
How similar studies have gone: Past work using traditional self-reports has shown limits; this study offers a novel real-time approach that could yield actionable insights.
Where this research is happening
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Providence College
Providence, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Collibee, Charlene — Providence College
- Study coordinator: Collibee, Charlene
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.