Applications for Global Mental Health Fellowship
The American Psychological Association and the International Union of Psychological Science are accepting applications for the Global Mental Health Fellowship.
The APA-IUPsyS Global Mental Health Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for a psychologist to contribute to the work of World Health Organization in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MSD) and focus on one or more issues related to the WHO Mental Health Action Plan. The fellowship includes a stipend of $22,000 over a twelve-month period, and additional funds of up to $8,000 will be provided for travel related to the work plan. It is anticipated that the work to be done under the auspices of the fellowship will be conducted primarily at the fellow's home institution, following a brief orientation period at WHO in Geneva. There likely will also be one or two additional brief trips to Geneva or elsewhere in the world, if needed. Upon selection, and after approval from WHO, the fellow will be engaged under a contract that specifies the work plan, timeline, stipend, and expense allowances.
Fellows will support research and program activities that address one or more of the following WHO MSD program priorities: mental health Gap Action Programme tools and their implementation; scalable psychological interventions; psychosocial responses to conflict and other emergencies; e-mental health; public health response to dementia; early childhood development; maternal mental health; and suicide prevention.
To be eligible, applicants must hold a doctoral degree from a recognized program in a clinical area of psychology; be a psychologist of any career level with demonstrated research experience and leadership in at least one of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse priority areas; and be a member of the American Psychological Association or have applied for membership at the time of application. Applicants may be based in any country.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the American Psychological Association website.
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