In this episode, we chat with Dr. Lawrence Yang. Dr. Yang has received extensive interdisciplinary training, including clinical psychology (Boston University), psychiatric epidemiology (Columbia University) and medical anthropology (Harvard University). We chat with Dr. Yang about his current endeavors with the Li Ka Shing Foundation for global mental health and wellness - to overcome the stigma commonly associated with mental illness and disseminate evidence-based mental health interventions worldwide. The Li Ka Shing Initiative is funded by a generous gift of $500,000 with the ambitious goal of developing the next generation of leaders who will advance knowledge, policy, research, and practice, reframing mental health and wellness within the global public health paradigm which will be led by Dr. Yang. Additionally, we talk about the development of mental health, it’s impact and awareness around the globe and what we can do when it comes to the concept of the important subject of mental health. 

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