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A World of Good for Mental Health
The Global and Population Mental Health Program is pioneering global mental health initiatives to address urgent needs worldwide. Under the leadership of Professor Kathleen Sikkema and faculty across Mailman School of Public Health, this interdisciplinary program is adopting a task-sharing approach to bridge mental health care gaps here in the U.S. and in resource-limited countries. Read more of the program’s story here in the Columbia Public Health Magazine 2023: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/world-good-mental-health.
Grand Challenges Project Addresses the Complex Needs of Venezuelan Migrants
Ongoing research by Columbia Mailman faculty with collaborators in Ecuador is uncovering new ways to support the needs of Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers there with a combined focus on mental health and economic livelihoods.
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