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Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study: the quest for an innovative management in sub-Saharan Africa

Adesola Ogunniyi describes his project investigating innovative management for Dementia in sub-Saharan Africa.
Author(s): 
Adesola Ogunniyi
Post date: 
7 May 2015
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Mental Health Information Systems: A FundaMental Challenge

Grace Ryan explains why mental health information systems matter for global advocacy.
Author(s): 
Grace Ryan
Post date: 
4 May 2015
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#studyGMH: Addressing the burden of mental illness - a new postdoctoral fellowship in global mental health

Anne Stevenson, Program Director for the Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Global Psychiatry, and Psychology Fellow Jessica Magidson blog about the new postdoctoral fellowship in global mental health .
Author(s): 
Anne Stevenson
Jessica Magidson
Post date: 
29 Apr 2015
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"Where there is no psychologist”: implementing low intensity psychological interventions for people in communities affected by adversity

Ken Carswell discusses the new programme of work on developing low intensity psychological interventions for communities affected by adversity being undertaken by the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Author(s): 
Ken Carswell
Post date: 
22 Apr 2015
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#studyGMH: student perspectives from the AFFIRM Fellowship

Current students from AFFIRM blog about their MPhil Fellowship experiences.
Author(s): 
Megan Malan
N Chivese
Michael Udedi
Connie Olwit
Post date: 
21 Apr 2015
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#studyGMH: A Focus on Capacity Building

Professor Crick Lund, Principal Investigator of Africa Focus on Intervention Research for Mental health (AFFIRM), introduces the MPhil AFFIRM Fellowship.
Author(s): 
Crick Lund
Post date: 
20 Apr 2015
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#studyGMH: student perspectives from the Yale Global Mental Health Program

Current students from the Yale Global Mental Health Program blog about their experiences.
Author(s): 
Stephanie Cohen
Kali Cyrus
Rajiv Radhakrishnan
Post date: 
13 Apr 2015
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#studyGMH: The Yale Global Mental Health Program

Starting this week's #studyGMH blogs, Clara Marienfeld talks about the Yale Global Mental Health Program.
Author(s): 
Carla Marienfeld
Post date: 
13 Apr 2015
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#studyGMH: student perspectives from the Centre for Global Mental Health

Current and past students from the MSc in Global Mental Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and King’s College London blog about their experiences.
Author(s): 
Tessa Roberts
Fritz Jooste
Urvita Bhatia
Georgina Miguel Esponda
Post date: 
1 Apr 2015
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#studyGMH: Forging Global Networks of People Concerned with Global Mental Health

Dr Alex Cohen, Course Director, MSc in Global Mental Health at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, introduces his course and students, and talks about how he hopes this programme will forge global networks of people concerned with global mental health.
Author(s): 
Alex Cohen
Post date: 
31 Mar 2015
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#studyGMH: Celebrating the next generation of global mental health innovators

Grace Ryan and Anne-Claire Stona introduce the MHIN April blog series on global mental health programmes and students' experiences
Author(s): 
Grace Ryan
Anne-Claire Stona
Post date: 
31 Mar 2015
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World Bipolar Day: Strength for today, Hope for tomorrow

Insights from the Asian Network of Bipolar Disorder (ANBD), the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF), and the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) into Bipolar Disorder and whats currently being done to treat and prioritise it across the world.
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30 Mar 2015
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The role of diaspora organisations in developing culturally appropriate mental health care in the UK

The Uganda Diaspora Health Foundation discuss what diaspora can contribute to mental health at home and abroad.
Author(s): 
Mariam Aligawesa
Moses Wasswa Mulimira
Post date: 
26 Feb 2015
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Mental health in the foreground of the World Innovation Summit for Health

This entry reflects on some of the mental health topics covered at this year's WISH Summit, held in Qatar
Author(s): 
Helen Herrman
Post date: 
25 Feb 2015
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Treating and defeating epilepsy in low resource settings

Alex Wright from WHO shares her findings during the implementation of the WHO Programme: Reducing the Epilepsy Treatment Gap
Author(s): 
Alexandra Wright
Post date: 
9 Feb 2015
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Improving access to care for people with epilepsy through Domestic Health Visitors in Lao PDR (DHeVELoP program)

To commemorate International Epilespy Day, this blog introduces the DHeVELoP Program, currently underway in Lao PDR.
Author(s): 
Phetvongsinh Chivorakoun
Post date: 
9 Feb 2015
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The Bhutan Epilepsy Project

Farrah Mateen from the Global Neurology Research Group shares a blog for International Epilepsy Day
Author(s): 
Farrah Mateen
Post date: 
9 Feb 2015
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Canada announces $1 million investment to improve mental health in African nations

GCC announces an investment in a social franchise approach to scale up treatment & support of mental illness in resource poor countries
Author(s): 
Chris Underhill
Post date: 
2 Feb 2015
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The case for mental health on the post-2015 SDG agenda

MHIN's Knowledge Exchange Officer Marguerite Regan highlights the crucial discussions currently underway to shape the global development agenda.
Author(s): 
Marguerite Regan
Post date: 
27 Jan 2015
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#ItGetsBrighter: A platform for young people experiencing mental health issues to share messages of hope

The launch of an exciting new campaign to support young people struggling with mental health issues.
Author(s): 
Emma Lawrance
Post date: 
27 Jan 2015

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