Director
In Sierra Leone, we are strengthening clinical capacity for psychiatric and neurological care at the oldest psychiatric hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. We have worked with partners in Sierra Leone to establish the country’s first psychiatry residency program.
What is global psychiatry? Global psychiatry is an area of research and practice aimed at improving mental health in low-resource settings. This can include high-income countries like the United States.
Core Team
Additional Leadership
Dr. Chester Pierce was a senior consultant to the Surgeon General of the US Air Force, Sesame Street, the US Arctic Research Commission, the Peace Corps, and NASA.
Directors Emeriti
The Division of Global established a program to train psychiatrists in Somaliland. In 2021, the program graduated three psychiatrists, the only practicing psychiatrists in the country.
We work with collaborators in more than 15 countries ranging from Rwanda to Lebanon.
Affiliated Programs - Global and Community Psychiatry Program
Affiliated Programs - Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
