Global Mental Health and Society Seminar Series - Addressing the consequences of mental health stigma: lessons learned in Ethiopia
Venue
Violet Laidlaw Room (6.02), Chrystal Macmillan Building,The University of Edinburgh, 15a George Square
Hybrid event in-person and online.
Description
As part of the Global Mental Health and Society Seminar Series, we are delighted to welcome you to our seminar, "Addressing the consequences of mental health stigma: lessions learned in Ethiopia"!
We will be discussing the impact of mental health stigma on individuals and communities, and exploring ways to address and overcome these challenges. Come and be part of this important conversation as we work towards creating a more inclusive and supportive environment for everyone. See you there!
Chair/discussant: Professor Ian Harper, Personal Chair of Anthropology of Health and Development, University of Edinburgh
Speaker: Professor Charlotte Hanlon, Chair of Global Mental Health, University of Edinburgh
Prof. Charlotte Hanlon is a mental health researcher who has recently taken up a Chair of Global Mental Health at University of Edinburgh. Charlotte works on interventions, services and system strengthening to improve outcomes for people experiencing mental illness in the Global South. She current co-leads an NIHR global health research group (HOPE) on homelessness and mental health in Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya) and a Wellcome grant to study contexts of psychoses in Ethiopia to inform interventions. Charlotte was privileged to live and work in Ethiopia for many years and is committed to capacity strengthening and increasing equity in partnerships. Her favourite publication is Where there is no Psychiatrist which she co-edited with Vikram Patel (open access): https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/where-there-is-no-psychiatrist/47578A845CAFC7E23A181749A4190B54
This event is co-sponsored by the Edinburgh Global Mental Health network; Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology; and the MSc Global Mental Health and Society, Social Work subject area, SPS.
This event will take place in the Violet Laidlaw Room (6.02), Chrystal Macmillan Building. Attendance: Hybrid, in-person and online. Attendees who register to attend online will receive a link via email shortly in advance of the start of the event.
Please note that this event may be recorded. The recording will only be used for internal University of Edinburgh teaching purposes, and not posted publicly.
Key speakers
- Professor Charlotte Hanlon, Chair of Global Mental Health, University of Edinburgh
Partner institutions
- Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Global Mental Health Network, University of Edinburgh
- Global Mental Health and Society, Social Work, University of Edinburgh