Our vision

Healthy Brain, Healthy World

Our mission

We are advancing brain health through collaborative research, education, and innovation in mental health and neuroscience.

Values

Impact | Quality | Relevance | Access


Goals and Outcomes

The Institute’s complement of talent includes experts in psychiatry, psychology, social and medical anthropology, suicide prevention, neuroscience (including fundamental, social and computational neuroscience), neurology, community health science, instructional design and data science.
  1. Enhanced capacity and opportunities for leadership and influence in addressing neuroscience and mental health gaps in East Africa, Pakistan and Central Asia;
  2. State-of-the-art infrastructure to support (i) discovery research, (ii) a hub for scholarship, exchange, and action on mental health issues, and (iii) educational, clinical, and community-based programs;
  3. Pioneering research that is relevant to the context of today’s youth and vulnerable populations in Africa and South/ Central Asia;
  4. Knowledge to action addressing community gaps in knowledge about mental health, stigma and resiliency;
  5. New academic curricula integrating behavioural sciences and mental health for medical colleges and nursing education; including social sciences, humanities and human rights

Brain and Mind - from neuron to neighbourhood

 

​​Cancer Center

Advancing scientific understanding of the interconnections between cancer and mental health.

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Centre of Excellence for Women & Child Health

Collaborating on research to understand the impact of mental health challenges on vulnerable populations, such as women and children in resources constrained settings.

Center for Innovation in Medical Education

Simulating skill-building clinical and community-based treatments and interventions.


Centre of Excellence for Trauma & Emergencies

Exploring the relationship between crises, resiliency, and mental health.​


Centre for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research

Advancing neuroscience and the potential to revolutionary treatments for mental illnesses.


​Clinical Research Unit 

Conducting experimental research in mental health interventions.


Critical Creative Innovative Thinking Forum

Thinking differently about the modalities for promoting mental health and preventing and treating problems, especially in non-clinical settings.


​CRITIC Health Data Science Center

Providing entrepreneurial thinking and support in data analytics to mental health researchers.​


Data Science Ecosystem

Working on data collection, analysis, and related data science approaches to surveillance, prevention and treatment programs, and other aspects of community-based or clinical problem solving

Dept. of Biological & Biomedical Sciences  

Promoting critical thinking and encouraging cross-disciplinary research in physical and mental health.


Dept. of Community Health Sciences

Identifying transformative approaches to systems-level mental health strategies and resourcing capacities.


Dept. of Psychiatry

Developing specialized talent and advancing research in mental health conditions.


​Institute for Educational Development

Studying the interplay among young people and the education systems with mental health considerations.

Institute for Global Health & Development

Exploring the relationship between mental health and other major interdisciplinary issues such as climate change, conflict, and food systems.

​Institute for Human Development

Collaborating on research in early childhood development, behavioral sciences, and social construction of mental wellbeing.

​Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations

Contextualizing cultural, religious, historical and contemporary factors arising in mental health research, treatments and programs.

​Medical Colleges

Integrating mental health into core curricular and advancing specializations.​


Regional Neurosciences Group

Integrating studies of the brain and mind in the East African context.


Schools of Nursing & Midwifery

Strengthening front-line and bedside capacities for supporting patients and their families.


​Technology Innovation Support Centre

Developing apps, deploying machine learning and big data, and leveraging the potential of technology.​