May 2023 Newsletter
Greetings from the ICHAD and SMART Africa Teams! We wrap up the spring semester with graduation celebrations, a full roster of research activities in the... Read More
News
ICHAD SMART Africa Dissemination meeting Featured in the Newvision
The ICHAD SMART Africa dissemination meeting held on Friday, May 26, 2023, received notable coverage in the renowned NewVision Newspaper. Take a moment to peruse... Read More
ICHAD at the Brown School Celebrates Eleven Team Members Entering Graduate Programs
The International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) has a strong track record of... Read More
April 2023 Newsletter
Ten Years of Impact As we celebrate our 10th anniversary this year, we have had many opportunities to reflect on our Center’s growth into a team... Read More
ICHAD Publishes Journal Supplement on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Collaboration
The International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) and SMART Africa Centers at the Brown School recently published a supplemental issue titled, “South to South... Read More
2023 Forum on Child and Adolescent Global Health Research and Capacity Building
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March 2023 Newsletter
ICHAD is Celebrating! This month, we welcomed new team members to our St. Louis and Kampala offices and our active studies are in full swing.... Read More
10th Anniversary Celebration
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Offering Hope: Lessons from Uganda | Washington University
Our very own Director and Founder of ICHAD, Dr. Fred Ssewamala, was featured in a documentary film showcasing the work and impact of ICHAD. ‘Offering... Read More
New Book from ICHAD/SMART Africa Teams is Published!
Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards Evidence Generation and Policy Development In their recently edited textbook, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and Mary McKay,... Read More
February 2023 Newsletter
Greetings from the ICHAD and SMART Africa Teams! We are gearing up to celebrate the tenth anniversary of ICHAD this spring. As we reflect on... Read More
January 2023 Newsletter
Starting the New Year with Hope We greet our friends and colleagues with best wishes as we all settle into the New Year. The holidays... Read More
Dr. Fred Ssewamala featured for offering hope
Dr. Fred Ssewamala featured for offering hope Fred Ssewamala and his research team here and in Uganda are creating and implementing poverty alleviation and public... Read More
Debates and Challenges in Causality Analysis Workshop
Debates and Challenges in Causality Analysis Workshop: What Key Lessons Have We Learned in the Past Four Decades? Friday, February 10, 2023 9:00 – 10:30am... Read More
November 2022 Newsletter
Giving Thanks As we wrap up the year, there is a lot for which we are thankful. In November, Dr. Fred Ssewamala was honored among... Read More
ICHAD to Present at SSWR in January
Members of the ICHAD team will be presenting 6 papers and 7 posters at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 27th Annual Conference. The... Read More
Anzansi Project Lauded for Savings Culture Among Families
Led by ICHAD co-director and study principal investigator, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and facilitated by several study partners, the ANZANSI Family Program recently held a stakeholders’... Read More
October 2022 Newsletter
Greetings from the ICHAD and SMART Africa Teams! ICHAD’s research studies are in full swing, with our team in Uganda implementing research interventions at multiple... Read More
Dr. Proscovia Nabunya Featured in National Institute of Mental Health CGMHR Webinar Series
NIMH’s Center for Global Mental Health Research (CGMHR) held a webinar on September 28, 2022 focusing on establishing an independent career in global mental health... Read More
Nabunya, Cavazos-Rehg Awarded $1.2M Funding to Study Depression Among Youth With HIV in Uganda
Proscovia Nabunya, assistant professor at the Brown School and co-director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD); and Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, professor of... Read More
Ssewamala awarded $3.2M to study strategies for HIV treatments among Ugandan youth
Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, won a five-year $3.2 million grant from... Read More
ICHAD Student Research Fellows Author 7 Papers in High-Impact Peer Reviewed Journals
Five doctoral students and two MPH students affiliated with the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School at Washington University... Read More