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Global Mental Health VISTA Awards: Visionary Innovators Shaping Tomorrow's Advancements

The scientific contributions of early career researchers are essential for addressing our most pressing global mental health challenges. The Visionary Innovators Shaping Tomorrow's Advancements (VISTA) Awards seek to recognize the next generation of global mental health leaders who continue to push the boundaries of knowledge through groundbreaking ideas, discoveries, and perspectives.

2023 VISTA Awardees

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Enoch Azasu, Ph.D.

St. Louis University School of Medicine 


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Moiyattu Banya, L.M.S.W.

New York University 


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Jermaine Dambi, Ph.D., M.Sc.

University of Zimbabwe


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Dristy Gurung, M.Sc.

King’s College London 
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal 


Jack Helen

Helen Jack, M.D.

University of Washington 


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Christine Musyimi, Ph.D.

Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation 


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Katherine Venturo-Conerly, M.A.

Harvard  University