Mobile dashboard to help Rwandan families get better mental health and parenting support
Testing an mHealth Digital Dashboard to improve Quality of Delivery of Evidence-based Interventions that Promote Family Mental Health and Functioning in Rwanda.A Hybrid Type 3 Study.
A phone-based dashboard for community workers to improve delivery of a proven family mental health and parenting program for Rwandan caregivers and young children.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Boston College NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chestnut Hill, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11129712 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would get support from local community workers who use a mobile dashboard to guide and record visits, share training resources, and link families to mental health or social services. The dashboard tracks who receives the Sugira Muryango family program, how closely staff follow the program steps, and child and caregiver progress over time. Teams in Rwanda will roll out the dashboard across regions and follow families to see whether it helps workers deliver the program more reliably and leads to better caregiver and child outcomes. The project also uses the dashboard to make referrals and follow up so families can get extra help when needed.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Caregivers of young children (especially ages 0–11) in participating regions of Rwanda who are served by or eligible for the Sugira Muryango program are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People living outside the participating regions of Rwanda or who are not caregivers of young children are unlikely to be eligible or to receive direct benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, families could receive more consistent, higher-quality support and faster connections to mental health and social services.
How similar studies have performed: Sugira Muryango has shown benefits for caregiver mental health, child social-emotional development, and reduced family violence in prior trials, while using a digital dashboard to improve delivery quality is a newer approach being tested here.
Where this research is happening
Chestnut Hill, United States
- Boston College — Chestnut Hill, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Betancourt, Theresa Stichick — Boston College
- Study coordinator: Betancourt, Theresa Stichick
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.