International Mental Health and Developmental Disabilit*

描述(由申请人提供)：我们正在申请为期5年的支持 加强土耳其的研究培训，土耳其是符合ICOHRTA资格的国家，尊重 指导临床、流行病学和预防科学研究。 国际心理健康与发育障碍(MH/DD)研究 培训计划建立在NIMH资助的家长MH/DD研究培训的基础上 赠款、人权事务管理局资助的发展性残疾方案的资源和 波士顿S医院儿童临床研究中心 美国国立卫生研究院资助的哈佛大学儿童S计划 精神病学流行病学项目和哈佛大学公共卫生学院 (HSPH)。一个主要目标是加强未来的医疗和公共卫生 土耳其MH/DD的研究人员，这是一个人口年轻的国家(41 1995年6200万人中年龄在18岁或以下的占6200万人的百分比)。世卫组织估计这大约是。12 发展中国家有百分之百的人口是残疾人，患有精神障碍 残疾占4-18岁年龄组的一半以上。这个 该计划将包括3个级别的国际研究员，重点是 中长期培训。中级“启蒙”研究员 将参加少年儿童？S和 HSPH(4个月，9-12月；n=3，yr1和n=2，yr2-5)，然后是兼职 在MFC国家的研究实践经验和短期课程(6个月， 1-6月)。在此形成期内，研究员将准备以下建议 以竞争性方式提供资金，作为长期“重返”奖学金的一部分(10.5个月， 9月至7月；n=2名研究员，2-5岁)。较短期的“夏季”研究员将 参加HSPH夏季会议(1个月，7-8月；n=3，1-5) 为再就业学员提供高级课程，或为 国家或区域选定的研究员以产生更大的方案影响 目前正在进行的研讨会和影响会议将于#年在MFC国家进行规划。 顶尖教职员工。该计划的优势包括优秀的 跨学科的教师，广博的研究经验，预先存在的 合作，专注指导和教学的记录，以及关键 国家首都安卡拉的国际网络。研究能力-- 建设工作将与严格的评估和研究道德挂钩 教育项目。该项目预计将成为这两个项目的资源 在这个新兴的民主国家的十字路口，国内和全球合作 区域。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting 5-year support to enhance research training in Turkey, an ICOHRTA eligible country, with respect to mentored-clinical, epidemiological and prevention science research. International Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (MH/DD) Research Training Program builds upon our NIMH-funded parent MH/DD research training grant, resources of HRSA-funded developmental disabilities program and the Clinical Research Center at Children?s Hospital, Boston, with additional supports from the Harvard Children?s Initiative, NIMH-funded Harvard psychiatric epidemiology program and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). A major goal is enhancement of future medical and public health research personnel in MH/DD in Turkey, a country with a youthful population (41 percent of 62m in 1995 was 18 years or under). WHO estimates that approx. 12 percent of the population in developing countries is disabled, with mental disabilities constituting more than half in the 4-18 year age group. The program will include 3-levels of international fellows with emphasis on intermediate and long-term training. Intermediate level "inception" fellows will participate in contents/methods courses and workshops at Children?s and HSPH (4 mos., Sept-Dec; n=3, yr 1 and n=2, yrs 2-5) followed by part-time research practicum experiences and short-courses in the MFC country (6 mos., Jan-June). During this formative period fellows will prepare proposals to be competitively funded as part of longer-term "re-entry" fellowships (10.5 mos., Sept-July; n=2 fellows, yrs 2-5). Shorter-term "summer" fellows will participate in the HSPH summer-session (1.5 mos., July-Aug; n=3, yrs 1-5) involving advanced courses for re-entry trainees or introductory courses for nationally or regionally selected fellows for greater programmatic impact Ongoing workshops and impact conferences will be planned in the MFC country by leading faculty. The strengths of this program include the excellent interdisciplinary faculty, breadth of research experiences, pre-existing collaborations, record of dedicated mentoring and teaching, and key international networks in Ankara, the national capital. The research-capacity building efforts will be linked to rigorous evaluation and research ethics education programs. This project is expected to serve as a resource for both in-country and global co-operation in a crossroads democracy in this emerging region.