May 2022 Newsletter
During this month of graduation and new beginnings, we celebrate our team members who have graduated from several graduate programs at Washington University in St. Louis.... Read More
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April 2022 Newsletter
This month, we have been gearing up for the summer training program season, welcoming our new CHILD-GRF, LEAD, and RRT trainees and holding orientation meetings on Zoom. We’ve also... Read More
Still Accepting Applications from US-Based Candidates for 2022 – ACHIEVE
ICHAD at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis recently received a $5 million grant through the highly competitive Launching Future Leaders in... Read More
NIMH awards $2.4 million to Three Brown School Faculty in Grant Fund Research for young people affected by HIV/AIDS in sub–Saharan Africa
NIMH awards $2.4 million to Three Brown School Faculty in Grant Fund Research for young people affected by HIV/AIDS in sub–Saharan Africa The National Institute... Read More
March 2022 Newsletter
As we welcome longer and warmer days in the US, we are thrilled to receive two new grants this month. ICHAD has been awarded the $5... Read More
International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) at the Brown School Receives Competitive $5 Million, Five-Year LAUNCH Research Training Grant for Global Health Disparities from NIH
ICHAD at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis recently received a $5 million grant through the highly competitive Launching Future Leaders in... Read More
February 2022 Newsletter
As the global community adjusts to life during a pandemic, February marked the beginning of a measured return to in-person meetings and travel for our... Read More
January 2022 Newsletter
We hope our partners, colleagues, and friends are welcoming the New Year with good health and optimism. Our Centers are starting the year with a... Read More
New Book from ICHAD/SMART Africa Teams is Published!
In their recently edited textbook, Fred Ssewamala, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, and Mary McKay, in collaboration with several authors from Sub-Saharan Africa examine an evidence-based, culturally... Read More
Season’s Greetings
As 2021 draws to a close, we take a moment to reflect on the tremendous year of growth ICHAD and SMART Africa have had across... Read More
BasicNeeds-Ghana hands over matched savings accounts to families
BasicNeeds-Ghana, a mental health, and development advocacy organisation, has handed over matched children’s savings accounts to 47 families in the Tamale Metropolis and Sagnarigu Municipality... Read More
November 2021 Newsletter
As we enter the holiday season, the ICHAD and SMART Africa teams have so much to be thankful for. Our teams in Uganda and the... Read More
October 2021 Newsletter
World Mental Health Day was this month and in support of this important topic, the ICHAD and SMART Africa teams continue to push for evidence-based... Read More
Speakers Series: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 12:30-1:30 pm CST – Presented by Leyla Ismayilova, PhD
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Ssewamala Awarded $3.2 Million by NIMH to Address HIV Stigma in Ugandan Boarding Schools
In Uganda, a sub-Saharan country that is home to more than 170,000 adolescents living with HIV (known as adolescent HIV for teens), HIV stigma continues... Read More
August 2021 Newsletter
Good news on the funding front, as the ICHAD team and our affiliates, have secured two additional grants to address the mental health needs of... Read More
Speakers Series: September 15, 2021 12:30-1:30 pm CST – Presented by Carolyn Lesorogol
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