Africa Mental Health Foundation

Mental disorders represent an enormous burden in much of Africa. Environmental factors, such as political violence and poverty, increase risk for mental illness in regions that have extremely limited resources to provide care. The Columbia-WHO Center for Global Mental Health’s collaboration with the Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation aims to provide ongoing opportunities for research and training. With a focus on exploring innovative strategies to improve mental health services in low-resourced environments, our collaboration promises to provide important discoveries that can be implemented in Africa and North America alike.

The Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation

Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation (AMHF) is a non-governmental organization, operating in Kenya and the entire East African region, dedicated to research for evidence-based policy, practice and promotion of mental and neurological health, and healthy behavior. The Foundation’s primary research area of focus is community mental health with the aim of providing innovative, appropriate, affordable, available and accessible mental health and substance use services to all Kenyans irrespective of their socio-economic status. It is now the premier Mental Health Research and Resource Centre in the region. It works with Multi-stakeholders of various backgrounds who have something to contribute to mental health in Kenya and other low-income countries.