Global Mental Health Training in the Rollins School of Public Health’s Certificate in Public Mental Health Open Access

Cole, Krista (Spring 2023)

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Abstract

Global Mental Health (GMH) training is a timely and relevant topic in public health today. The goal of this project was to get an idea of the overall coverage of GMH classes in the Certificate in Public Mental Health at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) to gauge where there may be overall thematic content gaps and to create a deliverable to address a possible need for further training within the certificate. A comparative analysis was used review information from four institutions of higher learning in the United States, all of which focused on mental health, in order to assess GMH content and gaps in coverage. The result was that more course content could be added to address gaps in GMH training and practice. This project produced a tentative class description with a tentative class title as a deliverable through this special study. The deliverable supports more comprehensive training in GMH, which might lead to a lower burden of mental illness globally.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

Chapter 2: Literature Review 3

Global Burden of Mental Health 3

Coronavirus Disease 2019 and the Global Mental Health Burden 4

Climate Change and Global Mental Health 5

Global Mental Health Impact and Response 6

Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Global Mental Health Impact and Response 7

Global Mental Health Training Programs 9

Public Health 9

Global Health 9

Global Mental Health 10

Training for Global Mental Health Public Health Professionals 10

Rollins School of Public Health Curriculum 11

Relevance of Study and Current Problem Summary 12

Summary 12

Chapter 3: Methods 14

Introduction 14

Research Design 14

Inclusion Criteria 14

Exclusion Criteria 15

Procedures 16

Step 1 16

Step 2 16

Table 1 18

Step 3 18

Step 4 19

Table 2 20

Ethical Considerations 20

Chapter 4: Results 22

Emory University Rollins School of Public Health Certificate in Public Mental Health 22

Results from the Comparative Analysis of Program, Specialization, and Certificate Global Mental Health Offerings 23

Unit I (Rollins School of Public Health). The Certificate in Public Mental Health Global Mental Health Offerings 23

Unit II (Colorado School of Public Health). MPH in Population Mental Health & Wellbeing and Population Mental Health and Wellbeing Certificate Global Mental Health Offerings 25

Unit III (Bloomberg School of Public Health). Mental Health Policy, Economics and Services Certificate Program and Public Mental Health Research Certificate Global Mental Health Offerings 25

Unit IV (Boston School of Public Health). Mental Health and Substance Use Certificate Global Mental Health Offerings 29

Summary 30

Chapter 5: Deliverable 32

Proposed Global Mental Health Class with Description 32

Class Description 33

Chapter 6: Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations 35

Limitations and Delimitations 35

Strengths 36

Public Health Implications 37

Summary 38

References 39

Appendix A 45

List of Inclusion Criteria from the ASPPH Search that were Selected Manually During the Search in Order to Meet the Parameters of the Study 45

Under “Area of Study” 45

Under “Degree” 45

Under “Institution” 45

Under “Delivery Method” 51

Domains and Classes Included in the Comparative Analysis to Meet the Parameters of the Study 51

Programs/Certificates/Specializations Included 52

Classes Included 52

Appendix B 54

List of Classes that Were Excluded From the Search to Meet the Parameters of the Study 54

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