Dr Julian Eaton
Assistant Professor Global Mental Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
United Kingdom
I am a psychiatrist working in public health, with an interest in mental health in low resource settings, particularly Africa. I hold a position as an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Global Mental Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Mental Health Director at CBM Global Disability Inclusion.
At LSHTM my main role is as CEO of the FCDO-funded Support, Comprehensive Care and Empowerment for People with Psychosocial Disabilities (SUCCEED Africa) programme at LSHTM, working with teams in Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
I also lead the MHPSS work at the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team at LSHTM / UKHSA - working closely with international and multilateral agencies and governments on preparedness and response to outbreaks and other public health emergencies.
I also manage the Mental Health Innovation Network, www.mhinnovation.net - the largest network of actors in global mental health, and a collaboration between LSHTM and WHO.
Having lived and worked in Nigeria, and in Togo, between 2003 and 2016, although I am now based in London, I continue to have the privilege of collaborating closely with colleagues on the continent, both in policy and implementation, and in research.
At LSHTM my main role is as CEO of the FCDO-funded Support, Comprehensive Care and Empowerment for People with Psychosocial Disabilities (SUCCEED Africa) programme at LSHTM, working with teams in Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
I also lead the MHPSS work at the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team at LSHTM / UKHSA - working closely with international and multilateral agencies and governments on preparedness and response to outbreaks and other public health emergencies.
I also manage the Mental Health Innovation Network, www.mhinnovation.net - the largest network of actors in global mental health, and a collaboration between LSHTM and WHO.
Having lived and worked in Nigeria, and in Togo, between 2003 and 2016, although I am now based in London, I continue to have the privilege of collaborating closely with colleagues on the continent, both in policy and implementation, and in research.
Affiliations
Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
Teaching
Lecturer and tutor on MSc in Global Mental Health and co-supervisor in DrPH
Lecturer on modules on humanitarian MHPSS, intersection of MH and NTDs, and disability
Lecturer on modules on humanitarian MHPSS, intersection of MH and NTDs, and disability
Research
My research focuses on the integration of mental health into primary health care, deinstitionalisation, and reforming mental health systems, especially in Africa. I also carry out research in mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings, and the intersection of mental health, stigma and Neglected Tropical Diseases. I have sought to work through co-production principles and to promote greater user participation in research, and have written on human rights of people with mental health conditions. I am engaging increasingly in climate change research, given its emergence as the greatest threat to planetary health, including mental wellbeing.
Research Area
Global mental health
Health systems
Climate change
Tropical medicine
Disease and Health Conditions
Mental health
Country
Nigeria
Togo
Malawi
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)
Selected Publications
A structured approach to integrating mental health services into primary care: development of the Mental Health Scale Up Nigeria intervention (mhSUN).
2018
International journal of mental health systems
Global mental health and disability in sub-Saharan Africa
2024
The Routledge International Handbook of Disability and Global Health
An analysis of Nepal's Draft Mental Health Acts 2006-2017: competing values and power.
2024
Health policy and planning
Community-based rehabilitation for people with psychosocial disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the grey literature.
2024
International journal of mental health systems