Seminar Series: Dr. Shekhar Saxena

Dr. Shekhar Saxena is Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health at the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. A psychiatrist by training, he has served in the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1998. From 2010 to 2018 he was the Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the WHO. His expertise includes providing advice and technical assistance to policymakers on prevention and management of mental, developmental, neurological and substance use disorders, as well as suicide prevention.

Watch a recording of the seminarĀ here.