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- 2018 Global Mental Health Workshop: “Diversity: A Tool for Solving Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health”
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Location: Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda, MD
Description:The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH) and Grand Challenges Canada co-convened the annual Global Mental Health Workshop on May 1-2, 2018 to bring together global mental health researchers, innovators, and other stakeholders on the theme of “Diversity: A Tool for Solving Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health.”
- Harmonizing Clinical Data Collection in Community-Based Treatment Programs for First-Episode Psychosis
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Location: Rockville, MD
Description: NIMH convened a meeting in September 2017 to understand stakeholders’ perspectives on opportunities and barriers to adopting a harmonized approach to (1) clinical assessment, (2) data collection, and (3) evaluation of services and outcomes across CSC programs for FEP, as envisioned in an Early Psychosis Intervention Network.
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health
- Transformative Opportunities for Solving the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health
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Location: Bethesda, MD
Description: The NIMH Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health and Grand Challenges Canada co-convened a workshop that brought together global mental health researchers, innovators, and other stakeholders.
- 2016 Webinar Series on Mental Health Disparities and Global Mental Health Research
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Description: The Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH) organized a series of webinars on mental health disparities and global mental health from May through August 2016.
- Twitter Chat on African American Men’s Mental Health
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Description: For National Men’s Health Week, the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities co-hosted a Twitter chat.
- Solving the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health
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Location: Rockville, MD
Description: Researchers, funders, and advocates representing 31 low-, middle-, and high-income countries spent two days engaged in exciting dialogue about mental health treatment, current research activities, emerging findings, and funding opportunities to address the six priority areas identified in the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health initiative.
Sponsors: Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH)
- Closing the Gaps: Scaling Up to Reduce Mental Health Disparities in the United States
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Location: Rockville, MD
Description: In September 2013, NIMH convened the meeting, “Closing the Gaps: Scaling Up to Reduce Mental Health Disparities in the United States.” The purpose of the meeting was to address the significant disparities in mental health care related to race and ethnicity. NIMH brought together leading experts in disparities research and practice from the public and private sectors to address specific questions and present relevant research findings. Participants included representatives from within the NIH community, other federal agencies, and researchers charged with improving the Nation’s mental health equity.
- Advances in Global Mental Health Research and Research Capacity Building
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Location: Rockville, MD
Description: On May 2-3, 2013, the Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH) in the Office of the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invited stakeholders from around the world to present study designs and key considerations for mental health services research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); discuss the interface of advocacy, policy and research; and identify developments in research capacity-building. A total of 130 participants from low-, middle-, and high- income countries attended the gathering in-person or via telecommunication technology.
- Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integration and Implementation in Research, Policy, and Practice
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Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Description: Summary of Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integration and Implementation in Research, Policy, and Practice meeting.
- Closing the Gaps: Reducing Disparities in Mental Health Treatment through Engagement
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Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Description: In September 2011, the Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH) in the Office of the Director and the Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) at NIMH convened a workshop, “Closing the Gaps: Reducing Disparities in Mental Health Treatment through Engagement.” This workshop brought together thought leaders from a range of fields—epidemiology, psychology, psychiatry, social work, and community-based services and intervention research—and representatives of key federal agencies to discuss the role of engagement in reducing mental health treatment disparities.
Sponsors: Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH), Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR), National Institute of Mental Health