LSU School of Social Work Assistant Professor Jennifer Scott was awarded a grant of $999,992 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to adapt, deliver, and assess the efficacy of a brief group mental health intervention in East Baton Rouge Parish organizations.

Scott's project will implement a Community-Based Participatory Research study in partnership with a broad-based community organization, Together Baton Rouge, that focuses on reducing disparities in disaster-related mental health burden and building community-based response. 

The project team consists of Jennifer Scott, LSU School of Social Work, Tara Powell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Khalid Hudson, Together Baton Rouge.

The team plans to adapt, deliver, and assess the efficacy of a brief group mental health intervention delivered by trained community facilitators in congregations and organizations throughout East Baton Rouge Parish. 

For more information, read the news release from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.