Building Mental Health Research Networks in the Global South

Building Mental Health Research Networks in the Global South - Experiences from PRIME, AFFIRM and EME

CRICK LUND, PHD
Professor and Director
Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health
University of Cape Town

About the Lecture
Despite historical neglect, recent years have seen the flourishing of research on interventions and the strengthening of health systems for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low and middle-income countries. In this talk Dr. Lund will describe the work of the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME), the Africa Focus on Intervention Research for Mental Health (AFFIRM) and the Emerging Mental Health Systems in Low and Middle-income Countries (Emerald) research programmes. He will highlight lessons in relation to research partnerships, capacity building, policy engagement and sustainability.

This event is presented by the DGHI Global Mental Health Initiative and International Partnerships.

About the Speaker
Crick Lund, BA (Hons), MA, MSocSci (Clinical Psychology), PhD, is Professor and Director of the Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town. He is currently Principal Investigator of the AFrica Focus on Intervention Research for Mental health (AFFIRM) U19 NIMH Collaborative Hub, and CEO of the PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE (PRIME), a DFID funded research consortium focusing on the integration of mental health into primary care in five low and middle-income countries.