"Community” in mental health care is more than a place. It can also be a process rooted in activism, solidarity, and social justice. Join us on June 10 as Professor Rochelle Burgess presents: Communities and Care: From Identity and Place, Towards Process and Activism Register: lnkd.in/dxZcWuJp

Congratulations to our faculty member Cecilia Dedios and colleagues on their study to validate the WHO-5 Well-being Index for adolescents in conflict-affected humanitarian settings in Colombia and Nigeria. Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2...

Can community-driven care help close gaps in youth mental health services? In our latest “Who is the Provider?” session, Dr. Cyrus Mugo discussed co-designing and integrating task-shifted mental health services for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya. Recording: youtu.be/_H16ml9C7n8

Congratulations to Dr. Kate Falb on being named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow! Learn more about Dr.Falb research project: www.carnegie.org/awards/honor...

Who provides mental health care, and how can we expand access for youth? Join Dr. Cyrus Mugo for our May Virtual Speaker Series on integrating mental health into HIV services for adolescents in Kenya. Wednesday, May 13 | 9 AM ET | Virtual - Zoom Register: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...

Scaling mental health care includes community peers who are essential to closing the mental health gap. Atmiyata shows what’s possible when communities lead. A model closing mental health + social care gaps where access is limited. Watch: youtu.be/NDLg1R1hKxM?... #CommunityCare

A new step toward transforming mental health systems: This article outlines the foundation of an Americas Mental Health Policy Innovation Hub which are focused on collaboration, equity, and scalable policy solutions across the region. Read more: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...

What if communities are the mental health workforce? Join us for a session on enabling peers as mental health providers, with evidence from India highlighting scalable, community-driven solutions to the global treatment gap. Register Today: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

Who provides mental health care? In our first speaker series session, Lara Gregorio challenged us to rethink mental health systems by recognizing and training the helping capacity already present in communities. Watch the recording: youtu.be/_AOOqLeCrLk?... #GlobalMentalHealth #CommunityCare

Who provides mental health care? Join Lara Gregorio, LCSW for a speaker series session exploring how peer support, mutual aid, and community participation can expand mental health care delivery globally. 📅 Mar 11 | 9 AM ET Register: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...

Dr. Ken Thompson’s session reminded us that mental health systems must move beyond individual treatment models. Integrated Community Therapy, developed in Brazil, shows how dialogue and collective resilience can scale care and strengthen communities. Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Mh...

Advancing youth mental health takes organizing, not just evidence. The A Call to Action for Youth Mental Health convening started the discussion on advancing Youth Mental Health, now is the time to take action. Learn about the key highlights from the convening: lnkd.in/dCgfqWmH #YouthMentalHealth

Better youth mental health outcomes require better data and accountability. When data reflects lived realities and informs policy in real time, meaningful change becomes possible. Learn more: lnkd.in/dCgfqWmH

Join Us! Who provides mental health support and in what contexts? 2nd Wednesdays | 9 AM ET | Zoom Register now: forms.gle/g5cvErvxHzQN... #GlobalMentalHealth

Youth mental health financing must shift from fragmented grants to sustained systems. Youth already have innovation and energy. What they need are accessible grants, mentorship, flexible multi-year support, and systems designed for long-term implementation. Learn more: lnkd.in/dCgfqWmH

Real youth mental health solutions require systemic change: center belonging, let youth lead, create space for discomfort, and design environments that support healing rather than punishment. Cities shape youth mental health. Learn more: lnkd.in/dCgfqWmH

Youth deserve environments that spark possibility, creativity, and belonging — not systems focused only on “fixing” distress. Thriving, not just coping, should define youth mental health priorities in the year ahead. #YouthMentalHealth

Youth mental health means multi-sector action, beyond clinics and into communities. Schools, families, faith spaces, and communities are central to mental health prevention. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g... #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealthEquity #CommunitySolutions #PublicHealth

Megatrends are reshaping youth mental health: social media, climate anxiety, conflict, academic & economic pressure. Rising distress demands investment in prevention, culturally responsive care & support systems that meet young people where they are. The question for 2026: how will we respond?

Youth leadership isn’t optional. It’s essential for what comes next. Hear more from young leaders: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...

Data show us where to act next: early, equitably, and at the system level. Learn more: lnkd.in/dCgfqWmH #YouthWellbeing #MentalHealthData #NewYearFocus

This year calls for systems when it comes to youth mental health. Not silos. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g... #LancetConvening #YouthMentalHealth #AdolescentHealth #PublicHealth #MentalHealthAction #YouthLeadership

Looking ahead, the message is clear: no adolescent health without mental health—and no progress without action. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g... #YouthMentalHealth #NewYearPriorities #AdolescentWellbeing

What if the answer to today’s mental health crisis isn’t more individual treatment but more community? Join us for “Revolutionized Care: Solidarity, Dialogue, and Integrated Community Therapy” with psychiatrist Kenneth S. Thompson, MD. Register: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

This week we hosted @bibhav.bsky.social for our Global Mental Health Speaker Series, highlighting MILAP—a family-centered intervention in Nepal addressing depression and intimate partner violence through culturally grounded, community-led care. Watch the recording: youtu.be/gXFZALAMtGY

Join us for a special session with Dr. Bibhav Acharya (UCSF) sharing evidence on a family-centered approach that engages key household members to reduce violence and support women’s mental health in homes affected by intimate partner violence. @bibhav.bsky.social Register: lnkd.in/eFvzVqg7

We’re hosting the US launch of the 2nd Lancet Commission on #adolescent health and wellbeing! Fabulous panel of youth discuss authentic #youthengagement: Build infrastructure for engagement; Grow youth capacity; Equip youth to contribute in research and policy. @thelancet.com @jhu-gmh.bsky.social

Join us A Call to Action for Youth Mental Health! Oct 27–28 | Hybrid | Washington, D.C., USA Session Spotlight: Megatrends and Youth Mental Health 🔗 lnkd.in/e-FhGnR5

Join us A Call to Action for Youth Mental Health! Oct 27–28 | Hybrid | Washington, D.C., USA Session Spotlight: Setting the Stage for a Focus on Adolescent Mental Health Action: Implications and Opportunities of the Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing 🔗 lnkd.in/e-FhGnR5

Join us for the U.S. launch of the 2nd #LancetCommission on Adolescent Health! 🌍💬 Oct 27–28 | Hybrid Youth-led panel: From Evidence to Action — Centering Youth Voices in Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Research 🔗 lnkd.in/e-FhGnR5 #YouthMentalHealth #GlobalHealth #MentalHealthMatters

Join us Oct 27–28 for the U.S. launch of the Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing. Session: What’s the Situation? What Youth Need to Thrive? The session will highlight insights from GEAS & GAGE on the mental health needs of youth throughout adolescence. 🔗 lnkd.in/e-FhGnR5

Join us for the U.S. launch of the Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing—starting with a powerful panel on what the data says and where we go next. 📅 October 27 - 28, 2025 📍 Hybrid Event #YouthMentalHealth #LancetCommission #PublicHealth #MentalHealthAction

A Call to Action for Youth Mental Health! Join us Oct 27–28 in DC (or on Zoom) for the U.S. launch of The Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing. 🔗 RSVP: lnkd.in/e-FhGnR5 #YouthMentalHealth #GlobalHealth #AdolescentHealth #LancetCommission #JohnsHopkins #MentalHealthMatters

Shoshanna Fine, PhD, MPH leads a global study on how gender norms impact teen mental health. With teams in Chile, DRC & Indonesia, early findings show boys face pressure to hide emotion & girls risk stigma for vulnerability. Funded by NIMH. Read more: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/develop...

Meet our Faculty: Kathryn Falb, ScD, MHS, uses collaborative research to prevent violence against women, children, and marginalized groups, and to promote mental health in humanitarian settings. Before returning to academia, she was an embedded researcher in a global humanitarian organization.

Paul Bolton critiques the narrow focus of anti-stigma efforts on depression/anxiety, urging inclusion of psychosis—still marginalized in public discourse. A vital reminder to expand mental health narratives toward true equity. 🔗 www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/m... #Psychosis #StigmaReduction

Meet our Faculty: Stephanie A. Skavenski, MPH, MSW is a global leader in scaling evidence-based mental health care in low-resource settings. She’s trained and implemented interventions in 20+ countries, and co-developed CETA, CETA Short, & CETA-BI. Stephanie is also a TF-CBT trainer.

Meet our Faculty: Anna Garriott, MHS, MSW, is a licensed social worker focused on global mental health, program evaluation, and integrating evidence-based care into low-resource health systems. #MentalHealth #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth

Adolescent health is at a tipping point, threatened by climate change, conflict, and an increase in mental health disorders. DMH Chair Pamela Collins and PhD candidate Tina Mensa-Kwao discuss the power of investing in young people and youth participation in research and policy: bit.ly/3Fr1G3d

We're the world's foremost experts in researching and addressing mental health from a public health perspective. What is public mental Health? @jkbass.bsky.social explains. www.youtube.com/shorts/RccHf...

Meet our Faculty: Cecilia Dedios, PhD, MA, LP, is a social & cultural psychologist and an assistant research professor in Mental Health. With expertise in participatory, mixed-method interventions, she studies how poverty, violence & political conflict shape youth mental health in LMICs.

Doctoral candidate Augustina Mensa-Kwao will be speaking at the launch of A Call to Action: The Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing—a landmark report driving forward the adolescent health agenda. Tune in at 12pm ET: adolescentsourfuture.com/global-launc... #AdolescentHealth

Meet our Faculty: Mansurat Raji, MPH is a Research Associate with over 10 years of experience in global health care and research. Her work spans adolescent well-being, HIV & mental health, and innovative task-shifting—bridging research and practice for lasting impact in underserved communities.

Meet our Faculty: Zhiqing (Albert) Zhou, PhD, MA, is an associate Professor in Mental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He studies how workplace experiences shape mental health, well-being, and work-life balance.

Laura Murray, senior scientist in DMH, speaks to Audacy Conversation about the state of mental health today, including improvements in stigma reduction, the prevalence of mental health disorders, trends in service utilization, and more. Listen here: www.audacy.com/podcast/bay-...

Meet our Faculty: Molly E. Lasater, PhD, MPH, is a mixed methods researcher in International Health. She studies mental health and wellbeing in communities facing violence, migration, displacement, and climate change. #GlobalHealth #MentalHealth

Since 1949, May has been recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. This year's theme is "Turn Awareness into Action." Whether you’re sharing resources, supporting loved ones, or advocating for your community, every action counts. This May, what are you doing to turn awareness into action?

Meet our faculty: Kristie Metz, PhD, MA is a licensed clinical psychologist & expert in development/adaptation, effectiveness testing, and dissemination of evidence-based practices globally to underserved populations. She loves collaborating with global colleagues to make a difference.

Meet our Faculty: Scott Hubbard is a longtime mental health researcher at Johns Hopkins since 1984. His research has focused on boosting school success by strengthening family-school ties. Additionally, Scott supports our Center and Department grant applications and is a published writer.

Meet our faculty: Christopher Kemp (Ngāi Tahu), PhD, MPH is an implementation scientist focused on Indigenous health, mental health, HIV, and substance use. He works to strengthen health systems and supporting communities to deliver services that are responsive to local contexts and priorities.