The George Washington University | Center for Global Mental Health Equity

Across the world, access to quality mental health care should be a human right. The George Washington University Center for Global Mental Healthy Equity is a cross-disciplinary research collective that examines the accessibility, efficacy, and scalability of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the world. In partnership with 25+ countries, we leverage best-practice community-based participatory approaches to catalyze the implementation of culturally relevant resources- such as validated mental health assessment tools, monitoring and evaluation strategies, and task-sharing interventions- that actively address the mental health treatment gap in these under-resourced settings. With the end-user at the forefront of our work, we strive to make the vision of 'mental health care for all, by all' a global reality.

Our current project portfolio includes mutliple UNICEF partnerships, three National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01 grants, one NIMH R33 grant, one NIMH R25 grant, one NIMH R21 grant, and numerous privately funded studies. Supporting our critical work are collaborators that include the National Institute of Mental Health, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The World Health Organization, MQ Charity, Transforming Mental Health, the UK Medical Research Council, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal (TPO Nepal), War Child Holland, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, King’s College London, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.