Programme on health research (Eng)
The Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research is committed to fund research on preventing and combating serious illness and on alleviating humanitarian need. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 the programme will be devoted to the funding collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in children and adolescents mental health.
About the programme
The Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research is committed to fund research on preventing and combating serious illness and on alleviating humanitarian need. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 the programme will be devoted to the funding collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in children and adolescents mental health.
Call for proposal 2018 (closed) >
Call for proposal 2017 (closed) >
Administrative staff
The staff designed the programme. They screen all applications before sending them through to review and they provide support for the scientific committees.
Jan-Ole Hesselberg | Programme manager
joh@kavlifondet.no | +47 900 71 673
Ida Svege | Senior Advisor
ics@kavlifondet.no | +47 917 11 952
The Strategic Scientific Committee
The committee searches for evidence gaps in high quality scientific databases. The identified evidence gaps are formulated as research questions.
Arild Bjørndal | Chair
Bjørndal is the director of RBUP and professor II at the University of Oslo. He is the former board chair of the Campbell Collaboration.
Karianne Thune Hammerstrøm | Member
Hammerstrøm is a senior advisor at RBUP and the former head of the section of welfare services at The Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services.
Scientific Review Committee
The committee reviews the pre-proposals and full-proposals.
Sarah Hetrick
Clinical psychologist and Associate Professor of Youth Mental Health in the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland
Brandy Maynard
Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University and Co-Chair of the Campbell Collaboration’s Social Welfare Coordinating Group.
Robert Nix
Integrated Specialist in Diverse and Underserved Children, Families, and Communities, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Heather Taussig
Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver
The User Panel
The Kavli Trust user panel consists of approximately 200 registered users, including patients, carers and healthcare professionals within children and adolescents mental health. They provide a ranking of the identified research questions. It serves as a recommendation when the Kavli Trust Board decides on which research questions that should be prioritized and included in the call.
More about this project
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NEW STUDY OF ONLINE THERAPY FOR YOUTH SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION
September 20, 2019
Researchers have now started recruiting young people suffering from depression for inclusion in the study “Early internet-based interventions for children and adolescents” (ERiCA).
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NOK 12,4 million to research in prevention of depression and anxiety in children
February 06, 2019
The Kavli Trust supports the Echo study with NOK 12,4 million. The aims of the study are to develop a standard method for assessment and to optimize an intervention for the prevention of depression and anxiety in children.
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Funding of new research on children and adolescents mental health from the Kavli Trust
January 10, 2019
For the second time the Kavli Trust has granted research projects aiming to provide knowledge to evidence gaps regarding the treatment of mental health problems in children and adolescent. Three projects receive a total of NOK 30 million, following a thorough application and review process.
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The Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research: 2019 CALL FOR PROPOSALS
December 13, 2018
For the third time The Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research will be awarding a total of NOK 25 M to collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in child and adolescent mental health. Registration opens January 3rd.
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Internet-based interventions increase access to psychological treatments and cost-effectiveness
December 03, 2018
The need of development of early, short and focused interventions for depressed adolescents is urgent. Internet-based interventions are designed to increase access to psychological treatments and cost-effectiveness.
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NOK 5.7 million to research on internet-delivered treatments for depressed adolescents
December 03, 2018
The Kavli Trust awards NOK 5.7 million to research on internet-delivered psychological treatments for adolescents with depression.
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Invitation to suggest research gaps within child and adolescent mental health
September 05, 2018
The Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research invites patients, family caregivers, health personnel, researchers and others to suggest research gaps within the field of child and adolescent mental health.
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Twelve applicants are invited to apply for research funding
June 12, 2018
Twelve chosen candidates are now being given the chance to submit a more comprehensive application for research funding from the Kavli Trust to study children and adolescents mental health.
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NOK 17,6 million to research on treatments of mental health problems in children and adolescents
March 19, 2018
The Kavli Trust awards 17,6 million NOK to research on treatments of mental health problems in children and adolescents. Two projects will receive funding from the Kavli Trust's programme on health research in 2018.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2018
December 15, 2017
For the second time The Kavli Trust Programme on Health Research will be awarding a total of NOK 25 M to collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in child and adolescent mental health. Registration opens January 3rd.
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Shortlist for focused research funding
December 12, 2017
Ten chosen candidates are now being given the chance to submit a more comprehensive application for funds from the Kavli Trust to study mental health issues affecting children and young people.
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Reducing avoidable waste in health research
October 13, 2017
If you have NOK 75 million to spend on health research, how should you design grant giving process?
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31 pre-proposals submitted
October 13, 2017
Through the Programme on Health Research the Kavli Trust will be awarding a total of EUR 2,6 M to collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in child and adolescent mental health.
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS 2017
June 28, 2017
The Kavli Trust will be awarding a total of NOK 25 M to collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in child and adolescent mental health. Registration opens July 5th.
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Funding for research on mental health (Eng)
May 22, 2017
The Kavli Trust will be awarding a total of NOK 25 M to collaborative research projects addressing selected evidence gaps in children and adolescents mental health.