The Columbia-World Health Organization (WHO) Center for Global Mental Health is a network of multidisciplinary Columbia University and international faculty dedicated to advancing the identification, assessment, and treatment of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders worldwide. The Center is based in the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
A WHO Collaborating Center is an institution designated by WHO to form part of an international network supporting its programs at the country, intercountry, regional, interregional and global levels. Our Center was chartered as the WHO Collaborating Center for Capacity Building and Training in Global Mental Health in 2015. We are one of 54 WHO Collaborating Centers worldwide working with the WHO Department of Mental Health, Brain Health and Substance Use, and one of four located in the United States.
Dr. Geoffrey M. Reed serves as the Center’s Director. Our current 4-year work plan with WHO was approved in 2023.