Bonini B B, Araya R, Quayle J, Silva Evangelista M, Price LeS N, Menezes P R
Department of Preventive Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 01246-903, Brazil.
Centre of Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2017 Jan 26;4:e2. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2016.32. eCollection 2017.
Latin America Treatment and Innovation Network in Mental Health (LATIN-MH) is a research hub located in Brazil and Peru that conducts a research project to help reduce the treatment gap in mental health in Latin America (LA). Besides its research core, LATIN-MH has a Capacity Building (CB) component that aims to help young researchers receive the specific training to contribute to the growing scientific production in mental health in LA.
LATIN-MH proposal in CB includes a series of actions to prepare professionals in the research area. The main proposals are described here, which include online study groups, promotion of scientific meetings, hands-on training in different levels and sharing of information.
LATIN-MH CB activities are at its initial stages but the proposed activities were well evaluated by the participants. The first participating fellows who finished their fellowships are contributing elsewhere in the mental treatment and human resources formation area.
The repercussion of LATIN-MH actions in CB and its evaluation, particularly on the formation of human resources and dissemination of information, show that the hub is contributing to the critic formation of young researchers and the circulation of important information.
拉丁美洲心理健康治疗与创新网络（LATIN-MH）是一个位于巴西和秘鲁的研究中心，开展了一项研究项目，以帮助缩小拉丁美洲心理健康治疗差距。除了其研究核心外，LATIN-MH还有一个能力建设（CB）组成部分，旨在帮助年轻研究人员接受特定培训，为拉丁美洲心理健康领域不断增长的科研成果做出贡献。
LATIN-MH在能力建设方面的提议包括一系列为研究领域专业人员做准备的行动。这里描述了主要提议，包括在线学习小组、促进科学会议、不同层次的实践培训以及信息共享。
LATIN-MH的能力建设活动尚处于初始阶段，但所提议的活动得到了参与者的良好评价。第一批完成奖学金项目的参与研究员正在心理健康治疗和人力资源培训领域的其他地方发挥作用。
LATIN-MH在能力建设方面的行动及其评估，特别是在人力资源培养和信息传播方面的反响，表明该中心正在为年轻研究人员的关键培养以及重要信息的流通做出贡献。
