Catalyze, inspire, innovate for mental health
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In this issue:
- Events
- Events in the local community
- Events beyond the Greater Boston Area
- Impact Story of the Week:
- Fighting for Humane Mental Health Treatment
- Global Mental Health in the News
- 4 Ways to Keep the Momentum Rolling on Mental Health
- Opportunities
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Global Mental Health Events in the Local Community
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Harvard Medical School Talks@12 Series
Thursday June 6th 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Armenise Amphitheater 210 Longwood Ave.
June is LGBTQ Pride Month, a good time to better understand the health and wellness concerns of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. A panel of experts from Harvard Medical School will share research and experiences with LGBTQ patients, answer questions about health disparities, and discuss the importance of social supports and how to foster an inclusive environment that is welcoming to all.
Speakers:
Jessica Halem
, LGBTQ Outreach and Engagement Director in PME, Harvard Medical School;
Cecil Webster Jr.
,
MD,
Lecturer on Psychiatry, part-time Harvard Medical School, Adult, Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry McLean Hospital;
Sari Reisner, ScD,
Assistant Professor, Division of General Pediatrics. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Monday June 17th 6:00pm
Boston University School of Medicine
Join us for the June Global Dinner talk with
Christy A. Denckla, PhD.
Dr. Christy A. Denckla is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Research Fellow at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard whose work focuses and risk and resilience following exposure to adversity. Free & open to all. For more information and to RSVP, email
globallocalcenter@bmc.org
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Global Mental Health Events beyond the Greater Boston area
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A Give an Hour Collective Impact Effort
June 9th - June 15th 2019
A Week to Change Direction will be a week of action, advocacy, culture change and fundraising for organizations, corporations, universities, communities, and individuals! Our aim is to increase knowledge, raise awareness and increase support for efforts that are working to change the culture of mental health globally so that all in need receive the care and support they deserve. During this Week we will also be holding a Change Direction Jam brought to you by IBM. The Jam is a global on-line conversation – actually it is many conversations happening simultaneously over 3 days! We will have subject matter experts, facilitators, hosts and a few of our celebrity friends – all contributing to this amazing opportunity to #ChangeMentalHealth!
It's easy to get involved. Click this link to find out more!
Co-hosted by the Centre for Global Mental Health, the Social Epidemiology Research Group, IoPPN, and King’s Global Health Institute, King's College London
Tuesday June 11th 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE58AF, United Kingdom
2019 marks the 10 year anniversary of the
Centre for Global Mental Health
. During the past decade, mental health has gradually risen up the global health agenda, attracting greater attention from the public and policymakers alike. This event brings together leading mental health researchers from around the world to debate the place of psychosis in the global mental health agenda, and the role of global research in understanding psychosis and reducing the burden of psychotic disorders. It provides an opportunity to take stock of priorities in global mental health, as well as to discuss the latest findings from cross-cultural studies of psychosis.
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Global Mental Health Impact Story of the Week
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“Traditionally what we’ve seen in the mental health system is there’s a lot of coercion, a lot of involuntary treatment,” Faraaz said. “People’s rights have generally not been very well respected if they’ve had mental health conditions. Part of the challenge with rights-based approaches to mental health is that we don’t necessarily understand them very well. Part of my work was defining what they are.”
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Faraaz Mahomed, featured in this
Harvard Gazette article
, is one of the 2019 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's graduates from the doctor of public health program. He is a clinical psychologist originally from South Africa who has
'focused the last three years on how mental health care is provided around the world, particularly in resource-poor settings, and on how that care can be improved through an emphasis on the human rights of those using mental health services.'
Faraaz is a Research Associate with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and a Research Fellow with the Center for Applied Legal Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He has also been a vital Co-Director of a human rights workshop and proposed book that members of the GMH@Harvard Initiative have been working on for this upcoming Fall 2019.
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Global Mental Health in the News
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*Above link corrected from last week's newsletter*
Blog post for the
World Economic Forum
written by
Vikram Patel
&
Shekhar Saxena
where they propose answers to the question that is on everyone in the field's mind right now:
"How can we take advantage of this unprecedented momentum on global mental health?"
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McLean Hospital’s Institute for Technology in Psychiatry (ITP) brings together thought leaders in health care, data science, technology, industry, patient advocacy, academic research, and beyond for this two-day summit (October 28- 29th 2019) to build on the promise of technology in the diagnosis and delivery of mental health care across the life span. Interested in sharing your work at Technology in Psychiatry Summit 2019? Registered attendees are invited to
submit a proposal
for an oral presentation or poster focused on innovative technologies and novel mental heath applications in early life, adolescent, and/or aging populations. The revised submission deadline is Friday, June 14, at 11:59pm.
The Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Canada
The Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai hospital welcomes applications for a Trial Coordinator to work on a project that endeavors to implement and evaluate the delivery of a brief, evidence-based, psychological treatment of behavioural activation for perinatal depression and anxiety. This project is funded by the
Patient-Ce
ntered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
. The Trial Coordinator reports to the Principal Investigator. Candidates can email their CV and cover letters directly to Dr.
Daisy Singla
MGH Global Health, position based in Mbarara, Uganda
The Project Coordinator will work on an international research study with researchers at MGH Global Health as well as with research team members and collaborators in Mbarara, Uganda. The study is an interdisciplinary public health research study and implementation project that aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of the 5,000 residents of Nyakabare Parish in Mbarara, Uganda. The core of the research infrastructure is an ongoing, population-based social network cohort with a biannual community health fair. Smaller sub-studies are incorporated on an intermittent basis and, in the past, have included qualitative and mixed methods research related to water insecurity, parenting, child development, and rural livelihoods. This position is ideal for someone intending to pursue further study in epidemiology, global health research, medicine, psychology, or public health. Questions - reach out to Dr.
Alex Tsai, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, MGH
The Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certificate Program is a global training program offering a cultural and scientific learning experience addressing the needs of traumatized persons and communities worldwide. Experts advance their practice and leadership skills in a new global community of practice. The course offers a blended learning experience with 2 weeks onsite in Italy followed by 5 months of collaborative online learning. Application deadline July 1st 2019. Questions email:
hprt.gmh@gmail.com
Under the direction of Dr. Charles Nelson, the Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience is seeking a project coordinator to implement and administer the day-to-day operations and functions of a large, multi-site project conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The coordinator will be based in Boston and will work closely with research staff in the US and Bangladesh on oversight of experiments, coordination between sites, maintenance of data quality, and planning of study activities. See link for more details.
The Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking a full-time Research Data Manager to work on four dynamic research projects: The Bucharest Early Intervention Project, Early Institutionalization Intervention Impact Project, the Bangladesh Early Adversity Neuroimaging Project, and the Emotion Project. From an 18-year-old, high-impact research study to a newly-conceptualized project, this position involves overseeing data from multiple types of assessments (e.g., questionnaires, behavioral observations, electrophysiology, MRI, genetic and other biological data) from collection to publication across a variety of research questions. Three of the projects, each conducted overseas, investigate the effects of early adversity and one, conducted in lab, examines the development of emotion processing and anxiety. See link for more details.
Research Assistant position is available beginning in June 2019 interested in working on a mixed methods psychosocial intervention project for young mothers. Applicant must be bilingual in English/Spanish and be able to translate transcripts of interviews from Spanish into English. Opportunities for co-authorship of papers are available. To apply, please send a resume and contact information for two references by email to
Dr. Lauren Friedman
. Applications will be considered as they arrive.
A central goal of the
BRAIN Initiative
is to ensure that the expertise required to use the tools developed from this landmark program are shared with the scientific community (see BRAIN 2025: A Scientific Vision). The program strives to increase training in cutting edge research approaches and techniques as well as quantitative neuroscience by offering early career training opportunities to ensure the next generation of researchers has the necessary skills to lead new scientific breakthroughs, as well as providing cross-disciplinary career development opportunities to expand technical acumen.
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 Harvard post-doctoral students with interest in mental health, but exceptional candidates at pre-doctoral level will also be considered.
Position is limited to Harvard students ONLY -
Please do not apply if you are not a current Harvard student.
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.
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