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Global Mental Health Initiative

Our Mission

The objective of the Global Mental Health Initiative is to create and sustain a platform to address global mental health as a substantive departmental priority. This platform will integrate clinical, research, service, leadership, and educational efforts focused on global mental health. This new program will unite existing faculty efforts and provide opportunities for new partnerships and initiatives. A core component of the Initiative will be to utilize information technology tools to scale up mental health activities on a global level, taking advantage of the expertise available in Silicon Valley.

Our work in each of the department mission areas

Advancing Science

Develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based programs addressing the mental health and wellness of vulnerable populations.

Clinical Innovation and Service

Develop and support work in the human rights field through international psychiatry for vulnerable populations.

Example Projects

Educational Excellence

Develop and sustain educational experiences for trainees in the area of global mental health.

Example Projects

Community Engagement and Commitment

Provide a structure for greater connections between Stanford’s Department of Psychiatry and other disciplines within the university as well as partner agencies with a focus on mental health for vulnerable populations.

Example Projects

Leadership and Professionalism

Establish our department as a global leader in the prevention of mental disorders.

Example Projects

Faculty

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development)
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Walter E. Nichols, MD Professor in the School of Medicine
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Medical Psychiatry
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Professor (Affiliated), Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences Staff, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
John A. Turner Endowed Professor for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Professor (Affiliated), Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences
Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences), Emerita
Esther Ting Memorial Professor
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Psychology
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Resources

Campus Affiliates

Local Collaborators

Global Collaborators