Wednesday, July 6, 2011 1 p.m. EDT NIMH Press Office Thinking
globally to improve mental health NIH announces international
research initiative Mental health experts are calling for a
greater world focus on improving access to care and treatment
for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, as
well as increasing discoveries in research that will enable this
goal to be met. The Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health
Initiative, led by the National Institutes of Health and the
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, has identified the top 40
barriers to better mental health around the world. Similar to
past grand challenges, which focused on infectious diseases and
chronic, noncommunicable diseases, this initiative seeks to
build a community of funders dedicated to supporting research
that will significantly improve the lives of people living with
MNS disorders within the next 10 years. Twenty-five of the
specific challenges and the process used to derive them are
described in an article that wil