Catalyze, inspire, innovate for mental health
April 29th 2019
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In this issue:
  • Events
  • Events in the local community
  • Events beyond the Greater Boston Area
  • Impact Story of the Week: Longwood Seminars: Decoding Depression
  • Opportunities
Events
Global Mental Health Events in the Local Community
Brigham Women's Hospital - Partnership Grand Rounds
Thursday, May 2nd 9:00am - 8:30am
Carrie Hall, Brigham Women's Hospital
Presenter: Anne Becker, MD, PhD, SM

MMSc-GHD Thesis Presentation
Monday, May 6th 10:30am - 11:30am
260 Longwood Avenue, TMEC room 250
Presenter: Farzad Kasraei

MMSc-GHD Thesis Presentation
Monday, May 6th 2:00pm - 3:00pm
260 Longwood Avenue, TMEC room 250
Presenter: Nadeem Kasmani

Grand Rounds: Osher Center for Integrative Medicine - HMS and Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tuesday May 7th, 2019 8:00am - 9:00am
Bornstein Family Amphitheater, BWH, 45 Francis St. Boston, MA
Presenter: Ryan Zaklin, MD, North Shore Medical Center

June 4th 2019, 9:00am - 5:00pm Cambridge, MA
Decades of research have shown it is possible to improve outcomes for children and families facing adversity. However, on average, the impacts of early childhood programs are modest, and they have not improved over time. So, how can we build better programs that achieve greater outcomes for more young children and families? Do you want to build stronger programs & achieve better outcomes? Attend our Science-Based Innovation Training! We go beyond asking whether a program works, & ask: What about the program works? How does it make a difference? Who benefits most? Join us for this one-day training to help programs increase impact for children and families.
Global Mental Health Events beyond the Greater Boston area
October 25-28, 2019
Description from the President of the World Association of Social Psychiatry: The theme of the Congress, “Social determinants of mental health and access to care” is contemporary and relevant. It reflects our concern for mental health in this age of globalization, commercialization and the merging of boundaries between nations. Despite rapid advances in all fields, enough attention has not been devoted to the social determinants of mental health. And access to care remains severely limited in most parts of the world including high income countries. Our world is changing as never before, which has profound implications for mental health. We are sure, the deliberations of the Congress will give us newer insights into the emerging dynamics in all these areas. We will have four days of rich scientific programme with invited lectures, symposia, workshops, free papers and posters. There will be also be cultural events and get togethers which will be very entertaining to you and families.
For more information and to submit an abstract to present contact: Alina Puscas.
Global Mental Health Impact Story of the Week
Depression affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide and research now shows that the mood disorder can strike men and women in dramatically different ways. Harvard Medical School mental health experts Michael Craig Miller and Jacqueline Olds discuss how to identify the signs and symptoms of depression, who is at greater risk for depression and how effective treatment can differ for men and women.
Opportunities
Kings College London
The overall purpose of the job is to contribute to implementing the College's responsibilities for Coordination and Research under the ESRC award 'Poverty reduction, mental health and the chances of young people: understanding mechanisms through analyses from 6 low- and middle-income countries'. This is a collaborative project led by the LSE, in collaboration with partners in South Africa, Colombia and Brazil. The job will be based across two departments and offers an interdisciplinary role between the Department of Health Service and Population Research Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy. The post will involve harmonisation and extensive analysis of quantitative datasets to evaluate the relationships between poverty reduction programmes and mental health, using data from six countries.The post will be primarily based in London but will require occasional travel for meetings in Europe, Latin American and Africa. There are also good opportunities to engage in research training and career development activities. The post holder will work with Ricardo Araya, Crick Lund and Mauricio Avendano. 

Professor Shekhar Saxena is seeking a student research assistant for part-time work on projects related to Global Mental Health at Harvard (GMH@Harvard). The work will primarily involve researching and preparing background documents for a new project “Countdown Mental Health 2030” but assistance on other GMH@Harvard projects may also be needed. The position is suited for post-doctoral students with interest in mental health, but exceptional candidates at pre-doctoral level will also be considered. See link above for more information

The Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) at the School of Social Work focuses on improving protections and care for children, youth, and families facing multiple forms of adversity, including due to armed conflict, poverty, and infectious disease. The Program is devoted to applied cross-cultural research in health and human rights. RPCA research directly addresses strategies and methods to close the global implementation gap in providing protections and effective services for youth and families experiencing adversity. 
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • The current implementation science research project links with an ongoing scale-up study of a cognitive behavioral therapy-based intervention (The Youth Readiness Intervention; YRI) for youth exposed to violence and other forms of adversity in Sierra Leone. The current project aims to investigate the indirect mental health benefits of the YRI among peers and caregivers of youth who receive the intervention. The study will also include cost-effectiveness and return on investment analysis.  The Postdoctoral fellow will work on the implementation science research project at the direction of Drs. Theresa Betancourt (PI) and Alethea Desrosiers (Co-PI).  
  • Program Manager in Sierra Leone
  • The Program Manager will be based in Sierra Leone. The Program Manager will oversee a local team and direct field logistics, manage day to day research team activities, manage research budgets, and liaise regularly with partner organizations on the ground as well as local and national government officials to fulfill the scientific aims of the project. 
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