News
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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2021 Summer Training Programs
Training for Summer 2021 begins for Researcher Resilience Training (RRT), the LEAD Global Fellowship (LEAD), and the CHILD Global Research Fellowship (CHILD-GRF). Learn more about... Read More
Savings accounts benefit those orphaned by AIDS
The scourge of HIV/AIDS in Africa has had a wide impact on all segments of the population, but none more devastating than on children who... Read More
March 2021 Newsletter
As we spring forward both in terms of daylight savings for our U.S. team and preparations for our summer training programs, our field teams in... Read More
February 2021 Newsletter
As our team in St. Louis is busy planning our upcoming conference (see below), finalizing the selection of the trainees for our upcoming summer training... Read More
January 2021 Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Winter greetings from the ICHAD and SMART Africa Teams! Like the rest of the world, we hope to start 2021 with a... Read More
5th Annual Conference on Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa – Virtually April 21-22, 2021
SMART Africa’s 5th Annual Conference on Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Building and Maintaining Sustainable Programs in Low-Resource Settings will be held virtually on... Read More
Speakers Series: April 13, 12:30 PM CDT – Presented by Penina Acayo Laker, MFA
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Speakers Series: March 23, 12:30 PM CDT – Presented by Elvin Geng, PhD
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ICHAD 2020 Annual Report
We are delighted to share with you our 2020 Annual Report. Despite the challenging year, ICHAD remained quite busy. We received four new grants and... Read More
Speakers Series: February 16, 12:30 PM CST – Presented by Susan Witte, PhD
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ICHAD Delivers Holiday Packages to Families in Uganda
In the holiday spirit of giving, the ICHAD U.S. and Uganda teams worked together to collect donations and deliver packages to families in Kalisizo, Uganda. ... Read More
Happy Holidays from ICHAD & SMART Africa
We hope 2021 brings more peace and health across the globe and look forward to working with you all to make our corner of the... Read More