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: Mental Health Awareness Month
- Opportunities
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Global Mental Health Events in the Local Community
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Grants and Sponsored Research IniTiative (GRIT) Seminar
Tuesday May 7th, 2019 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Boston College, McGuinn Hall 106C, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
Presenter:
Mary M. McKay, PhD, MSW, Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean of the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis.
Dean McKay’s academic experience connects deeply to both social work and public health. She has received substantial federal funding for research focused on meeting the mental health and health prevention needs of youth and families impacted by poverty. She also has significant expertise in child mental health services and implementation research methods, as well as over 20 years of experience conducting HIV prevention and care-oriented studies, supported by the National Institutes of Health. She has authored more than 150 publications on mental and behavioral health, HIV/AIDS prevention and urban poverty, and more.
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.
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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!
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Global Mental Health Impact Story of the Week
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Did you know?
Since 1949, the month of May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. Many national organizations such as NAMI, Mental Health America, and others spotlight Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and to stop the stigma associated with mental health disorders.
Our newsletter is going "green" for the month of May!
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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
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.
- Diversity Fellow - R01 Expanding the Reach of Evidence-based Mental Health Interventions
- Applicant whose interests and career goals for training align with the activities of our recently-funded NIMH R01 in Sierra Leone to investigate the indirect mental health benefits of a CBT-based intervention among peers and caregivers of at-risk youth who receive the intervention. The project uses a mixed-methods approach to investigate (a) mechanisms of diffusion of intervention effects across peer networks; (b) mental health spillover effects among cohabitating caregivers; and (c) incremental mental health benefits among peers and caregivers through a return on investment analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis. Interested potential applicants with a background in quantitative research skills (field based survey data collection, multi-level modeling, social network analysis, and economic analysis related to mental health outcomes in youth and families) as well as qualitative research skills are encouraged to be in touch with the research team in the linked document above.
- 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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