Xiaoling Xiang Awarded Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health

Associate Professor Xiaoling Xiang is the principal investigator on a newly funded R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The study will span the next five years and focus on the implementation and effectiveness of Empower@Home, a digital mental health intervention designed to address depression in homebound older adults.

“I've dedicated thousands of hours to developing and refining Empower@Home, and with this new R01 funding, we can now bring the program beyond research and into real-world communities. We will work closely with aging service agencies and train non-specialist agency staff readily available even in low-resource settings to support the program’s uptake and usage,” said Xiang. “Our goal is to create a scalable model that breaks down barriers to mental health care and delivers person-centered, technology-driven treatments to homebound older adults.”