Global and Population Mental Health
The Global Mental Health (GMH) at Mailman Program is a cross-departmental, interdisciplinary program at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The program is guided by the principles of health equity and decoloniality to inform our work in research, education, policy analysis, and advocacy. Collaborative, culturally contextualized research is important to validly diagnose, effectively treat and prevent mental distress, and develop mental health systems of care that address the treatment gap and limited availability of providers and/or services. Our mission is to create a community of scholars and partner institutions that contribute to the knowledge base and understanding of the determinants of mental health and to develop, evaluate and build capacity to deliver sustainable, locally-embedded, and culturally sensitive prevention and mental health programs in under-resourced settings.
Dr. Kate Lovero with her collaborators from the Mozambican Ministry of Health and the team of psychologists and primary care providers delivering Interpersonal Therapy for Adolescents in Maputo, Mozambique.
The University of Cape Town Research Team
(From left to right) Alejandra Paniagua-Avila DrPH Candidate, Dr. Kate Lovero, Dr. Claire Greene, Dr. Bob Fullilove, and Dr. Jeremy Kane (on screen) conduct a panel discussion at the GMH at Mailman Launch
Some of the Project Someleze Investigative Team at the Psychotherapy Conference in Cape Town on March 9th, 2023
Ezra Susser attends a gathering of traditional healers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ezra Susser and Franco Mascayano with RedeAmericas and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Claire Green and Jeremy Kane with their colleagues for the R2HC project in Mantapala refugee settlement in northern Zambia
Primary care providers at Unidade Sanitaria Primeiro de Maio being trained to screen adolescents for mental health problems.
(from L to R) Charissa Pratt, Kim Fader, Sara Schilling, Mirtha DelValle, Franco Mascayano, Ezra Susser, Howard Andrews, Guillermo von Wulffen at a RedeAmericas meeting in Santiago Chile
Dr. Jeremy Kane with Chipo Chitambi and Tukiya Kanguya who are working on his K01 and P01 studies in Zambia
Dr. Kerry Keyes talks with students at a GMH at Mailman event
Dr. Claire Greene talking with students about her APEx Opportunities at a GMH at Mailman event
Some of Project Someleze's research and field team celebrating reaching 350 trial participants.
Columbia MSPH faculty and students attending the GMH at Mailman Launch on October 10th, 2022
