The fourth call for applications under the GACD banner focused on implementation research proposals on child, adolescent and adult age onset mental health.
Please note that this call is now closed.
Find out more about the projects funded through the Mental Health call.
Fourth GACD Funding Call – Prevention and Management of Mental Health Conditions
The fourth call for applications under the GACD banner (Prevention and Management of Mental Health Conditions) focused on implementation research proposals on child, adolescent and adult age onset mental health including, but not limited to, dementia, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, alcohol- and drug-use disorders, in low- and middle-income countries and/or in underserved populations experiencing health disparities, including Indigenous Populations, in high-income countries.
Programme objectives
The long term goal was for the results of projects supported by this funding opportunity to provide the scientific evidence to:
Advance prevention strategies and implementation of mental health interventions, alleviating global burden of mental health conditions;
Establish the contextual effectiveness of mental health intervention(s), including at health systems level;
Improve tailored prevention and treatment; develop affordable management and treatment modalities for mental health conditions and expand access to care;
Inform health service providers, policy and decision makers on effective scaling up of mental health interventions at local, national and regional levels, including affordability aspects for users and health providers;
Reduce health inequalities and inequities, including due consideration of gender and age issues where relevant, in the prevention, treatment and care of mental health conditions at both local and global levels;
Maximise the use of existing relevant programmes and platforms (e.g. research, data, and delivery platforms);
Contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
Call text
Download the common call text agreed by the members of the GACD.
Funding agencies
The following funding agencies took part in the Mental Health call:
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Japan
Outcomes
A total of thirty-four projects were funded through the Mental Health call.
Researchers in the Mental Health Programme developed the Mental health implementation measures mapping tool, you can read the paper here.
You can also take a look at some of the publications and outputs from the projects funded through the Mental Health call here.
Case studies
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