Support the UCU Global Mental Health Project
The Global Mental Health project aims to provide an opportunity for University College Utrecht students to study mental health in a global context. This knowledge is in increasing demand in today’s society. Contribute now to the project.
Global Mental Health as a field seeks to include psychology, medicine, anthropology, public health and political science to find culturally sensitive ways to treat mental illness. This multidisciplinary approach is pertinent to the Liberal Arts and Sciences educational philosophy of University College Utrecht. Your support will help us educate future professionals with a much-needed understanding of the global dimension of mental health.
It is increasingly clear that mental illness affects many levels of society. Common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety affect one’s health and are also a result of poor health. Economies and well-being of people in low, middle, and high income countries pay a huge price when some members of its population are disabled by mental illness.
The Global Mental Health project seeks to engage in provoking discussion about how to address this societal problem. The project will develop activities such as symposiums, inviting guest speakers in the field and promoting research. Furthermore, the Jamaica field trip is sponsored by the project. In this project a group of students spend ten days in Jamaica, learning about traditional and contemporary understandings and treatment of mental illness in this country.
Donate to the Global Mental Health project by making a gift to the UCU Fund. Please make sure to indicate that you would like to allocate your donation to the Global Mental Health project in the comment section.
Your donation to the UCU Fund is tax-deductible and will promote student awareness about the important developing field of global mental health.
You can also donate directly by scanning the QR-code.
For more information contact Alumni and Development Officer Kim Doanldson.