Effective Mental Health

Global Mental Health Fellowship

Mental illnesses are among the worst of life's common misfortunes. Yet, essential care remains largely unattainable throughout most of the world. You can help change this!

Not currently accepting applicants, check back later! Course materials
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Welcome to the GMH Fellowship!

Effective Mental Health (EMH) is running the Global Mental Health Fellowship, which explores emerging interventions and methodologies to delivering mental health interventions at scale. Fellows are encouraged to apply to our project incubator program to help ambitiously improve global mental health at scale!

We're not currently accepting applicants, check back later! In the meantime, you may read through the course materials on your own.

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How it works & time commitment

Format
Fully remote, with synchronous video calls. Fellows are expected to show up to a weekly 1.5 hour call from a computer with their camera on, seated and ready to participate in an active discussion on the week's reading materials.
2–3 hours of reading
Before each discussion you'll spend around two hours completing a set of readings, videos, and activities.
1.5h discussion
Weekly discussions with a cohort of fellow participants and an experienced facilitator.
Network with fellows & alumni
Fellows are encouraged to make connections and discuss outside of the weekly call! Fellows can access a Slack channel of people dedicated to improving global mental health.
Participation is free!
There is no cost to participate for accepted fellows.
How do I apply?
In our 10-minute application, you'll tell us about yourself and how the fellowship would help you improve your impact as it relates to GMH (e.g. your career direction).
Not currently accepting applicants, check back later!

Curriculum

Course created by Mark Rootenberg, Gina Hafez, and Damin Curtis. Special thanks to Lara Bridge and Stef Deuring for their contributions to the curriculum.

  1. Week 1

    What is Effective GMH and why should we care?

    Introduces the core principles of "effectiveness" of effective mental health.

  2. Week 2

    The current GMH landscape

    The scale of the problem, the opportunity, and why you should care. Plus: how can we measure and quantify mental wellbeing?

  3. Week 3

    Evidence & the replication crisis

    The replication crisis and other issues gathering evidence within the field of psychology, and how to do evidence reviews.

  4. Week 4

    Interpersonal micro interventions

    Some of the main types of interpersonal interventions, and the impactful organizations working on them.

  5. Week 5

    Digital interventions

    Mobile applications, online therapy platforms, and wearable devices that offer convenient access to mental health support.

  6. Week 6

    Macro interventions (policy & meta)

    Interventions that operate at a societal scale, aiming to change the fundamental factors influencing the mental health of entire populations.

  7. Week 7

    Your career & how to have impact for GMH

    Paths forward for you to have an impact on the field of effective global mental health.

  8. Next step

    Project Incubator

    Fellows are encouraged to apply to our project incubator program to help ambitiously improve global mental health at scale!

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What our 80+ fellows are saying about the program

"I greatly appreciated the meaningful connections… The program's structure and discussions were highly relevant to my work in community mental health."
Ruqayya Umar TofaExecutive Director, Positive Pathways Initiatives
"Going through the fellowship has re-grounded what I am working on to more nonprofit and impact-oriented values. The community, discussions, readings—all were uniquely beneficial."
Salman MaqboolFounder, PsychiatrAI
"Through this fellowship I have been able to tap into my creative side to come up with innovative solutions to the problem of (mental health) referrals that I have been working on."
Jacqueline OwdenMental Health Lead, Wajamama Community Health
"I have really enjoyed the discussions… learning from other participants and from our facilitator. There were a lot of new points of view that I otherwise probably wouldn't have encountered."
Lilia LisinaGMH Fellowship alum

FAQ

How do I apply?

We're not currently accepting applicants, check back later! In our 10-minute application, you'll tell us about yourself and how the fellowship would help you improve your impact as it relates to GMH (e.g. your career direction).

What's the time commitment?

About 5 hours/week: 2–3 hours of readings, videos, and activities, plus a weekly 1.5 hour discussion.

Is it remote?

Yes! All of our programs are facilitator-led and fully remote. We are proud to have fellows from all over the world!

How much does it cost?

This is a free program! There is no cost to participate for accepted fellows.

Can I do the readings without joining?

Yes. You can read through the course materials on your own.

Other questions?

Email us at team@effectivementalhealth.com.