Experts from disciplines across Duke are strengthening their partnership to address an emerging health priority
The newest research center within the Duke Global Health Institute isn’t really new at all. But the formal establishment of the Duke Center for Global Mental Health is expected to focus even greater attention on an area of critical research need.
The World Health Organization reported a 13 percent increase in mental health disorders in the last decade. Around 20 percent of the world’s children and adolescents have a mental health condition, according to the WHO. But many low- and middle-income countries have too few trained mental health providers to keep up with rising demands. Tanzania, for example, has just 55 psychologists and psychiatrists in a nation with more than 60 million people.
The new center will focus on understanding and addressing those disparities in access to care, says center director Eve Puffer, Ph.D. This isn’t the start of global mental health work at Duke instead, it’s a renewed effort to connect Duke-affiliated professionals practicing in the field through a unique, interdisciplinary approach….
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