Johns Hopkins Center for Global Mental Health

Developing and Testing a Cross-Cultural Measure of Gender Norms and Mental Health in Adolescence | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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.

The two very different types of mental health stigma Psychosis and depression carry very different types of stigma, and acknowledging that is crucial to advocacy campaigns.

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.

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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

BSPH Faculty and Doctoral Candidate Serve on Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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

YouTube video by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health What is public mental health? #shorts

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.

Nature isn’t just nice—it’s necessary. Green space can ease stress, lift mood, and support youth mental health. Let’s invest in nature as infrastructure and make access to it a right, not a privilege. #EarthDay2025 #NatureHeals #SustainableMentalHealth #GreenPlanetHappyMinds #GreenSpaceMatters

Meet our Faculty: Paul Bolton MB BS MPH MSc is a global mental health leader with 25+ years’ experience in program design, implementation, and evaluation across all world regions. He champions for stronger investment & quality in global mental health efforts.

Meet our Faculty: Shoshanna Fine, PhD, MPH studies mental health and well-being among vulnerable adolescents, domestically and globally. Her mixed-methods work examines risk and protective factors and develops culturally appropriate prevention and intervention strategies for disadvantaged youth.

Meet our faculty: Pamela Surkan, PhD, ScD is a social epidemiologist and mixed-methods researcher who focuses on women's and children's mental health. Through global collaboration, she studies perinatal disorders, postpartum depression interventions, and adapting interventions for migrant distress.

Meet our faculty: Sarah Murray, PhD, MSPH is a psychiatric epidemiologist, assistant professor, and co-directs our Global Mental Health T32. Her mixed-methods research studies links between violence, stigma, and mental disorders for pregnant individuals, parents, and sexual/gender minorities.

Meet our Faculty: Judy Bass, PhD, MPH, MIA is a Professor & Vice Chair in the Department of Mental Health. She leads global research training, directs an NIMH T32 program, and designs field-based studies to improve mental health interventions and strategies.

Meet our faculty: Pamela Collins, MD, MPH is a Bloomberg Centennial Professor and Chair of the Department of Mental Health. Her global work focuses on HIV and mental health care integration, tech-driven services in Ghana, and youth mental health - across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the U.S.

We are delighted to announce the establishment of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Mental Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health - a center rooted in bringing together global expertise to drive meaningful intervention. Stay tuned! #GlobalMentalHealth #PublicMentalHealth #JohnsHopkins