In keeping with our department's commitment to innovative quality mental health care for all children and families in need, we have established an International Child Mental Health Program (ICMH).
The ICMH is sponsored by our department and by the Department of Social Medicine of the Harvard Medical School.
This program has provided a venue for the faculties and students of Harvard University and other educational institutions in the Boston area to share their interests and activities related to child and adolescent international mental health. The program convenes symposia on selected topics of interest to the Harvard community and other interested parties.
Our department offers a formal training experience for international students, and we have active, ongoing collaborations with mental health professionals and academicians in China, Costa Rica, Finland, Nigeria and Turkey. These collaborations include initiatives to improve access to quality mental health care, establishing school-based mental health programs and providing preventive interventions to families at risk for depression.
As a result of all these activities, our residents have the opportunity to learn directly from colleagues from around the world about the challenges of providing quality mental health care to children and families outside the United States.
Finally, through the Refugee Program at Children's, our residents may do clinical work with children and families from around the world who have been displaced as a result of war, civil unrest, terrorism or natural disasters.
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