We support the development of mental health research, training and clinical capacity across the globe, at present primarily in Malawi. The University of Edinburgh has a long-standing and active commitment to Global Health and Mental Health, through the cross-College Global Health Academy and the Centre for Global Health in the Usher Institute. In the Division of Psychiatry, we have many links to researchers in those units and to projects across the globe. Partly for historical reasons, building on the work of Scottish Government-funded charity the Scotland Malawi Mental Health Education Project (SMMHEP, SC039523), our currently funded studies are concentrated in the sub-Saharan African country of Malawi where we are supporting the development of mental health research, training and clinical capacity. Example projectsProject titleFunderInvestigator(s)Generation Malawi: a study of family, maternal and childhood mental healthMRC Andrew McIntosh, Robert StewartPROMISE (Psychosis Recovery Orientation in Malawi by Improving Services and Engagement)WellcomeCharlotte Hanlon, Robert StewartWARMHEART (Malawian Program For Mental Health Research Training)NIHRobert StewartGlobal Health Research Group on Homelessness and Mental Health in Africa (HOPE)NIHRCharlotte Hanlon Generation Malawi: A Rural And Urban Birth CohortMedical Research CouncilCharlotte Hanlon Studying the Contexts of recent Onset Psychoses in Ethiopia to develop interventions to improve outcomes (SCOPE)Wellcome TrustCharlotte Hanlon This article was published on Tuesday 27 August 2024
