Faith Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Educational psychology’s school psychology program and affiliate faculty member in the Institute for Translational Research in Children’s Mental Health (ITR) and the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), was recently awarded a 2016 Collaborative Seed Grant from ITR.

Dr. Miller’s grant, Project ESCAPES (Evidence-based System for Children with Anxiety Problems in Educational Settings), aims to translate research breakthroughs in effective interventions for children’s mental health for use in school settings, frequently the most common providers of mental health support for youth. Dr. Miller will serve as principal investigator on the grant and has partnered with a local school district for implementation.

ITR’s Collaborative Seed Grant program awards scholars with grants of $20,000 or less for one year to support small research projects that address pressing issues in children’s mental health in partnership with communities in Minnesota. The goal of the program is to kick start innovative ideas that have a likely to become larger, sustained research projects with external funding to improve mental health outcomes among Minnesota’s children.