Our Vision

Making mental health an integral part of healthcare that is accessible to everyone who needs it in the global community.

Our Mission

To advance global mental health by developing and delivering user-friendly digital assessment tools, enhancing professional training, promoting awareness, and fostering collaboration across healthcare systems. Through research, partnerships, and innovation, GMHAT Foundation strives to bring mental health in the mainstream health for all.

Our Management

Board of Directors

Chairperson – Prof. Mahesh Odiyoor, Consultant Psychiatrist- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Non-Executive Director)

Vice Chair – Dr Nikhil Sharma, Consultant Psychiatrist- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Non-Executive Director) and UK Responsible Person

Founding (Executive) Director - Prof Vimal Kumar Sharma, Consultant Psychiatrist- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Global Mental Health Research  (Hon) University of Manchester, UK

Executive Director - Snigdha Pareek, Clinical Psychologist, India

GMHAT Foundation-Chief Financial Officer, India

Non-Executive Director – Prof. Catherine Robinson, Professor of Social Care Research / Director, Social Care and Society, University of Manchester, UK

Non-Executive Director – Mrs. Rachna Garg, India

Academic Council ( policy guidance and strategic oversight)

Prof. John Copeland, Liverpool, UK

Prof. Lucie Byrne-Davis, Professor of Health Psychology, University of Manchester, UK

Prof Keith Brennan, Vice Dean, Internationalisation, University of Manchester, UK

Prof. Sujeet Jaydeokar, Consultant Psychiatrist, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Dr Faouzi Alam, Medical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership, NHS Trust, UK

Dr. Paola Tejada, Consultant Psychiatrist, Bogota, Colombia  and Secretary Rural Mental Heath Section, World Psychiatry Association

Prof. Bennett Quinn, General Practitioner, Wirral, UK

Dr. Sowmya Krishna, Consultant Psychiatrist, Bangalore, India

Prof. S. D. Gupta, Chairperson, IIHMR Society, India

Prof Lokendra Sharma, Pricipal, Tonk Medical College, India

Prof. Steve Jones, University of Chester, UK

Mr Manmeet Anand, Public and Service User Representative

Technical Team

Prof Vimal Sharma- GMHAT development

Chief Technical Officer- GMHAT Software Development

Dr. VB Tripathi- Research & Innovation (Honorary)

Training & Capacity Development

Heads of Training

Dr. Sowmya Krishna (Southeast Asea)

Dr. Nikhil Sharma (UK and International)

Dr Paola Tejada (South America)

Master Trainer Faculty

Prof. Vimal Sharma, UK

Prof. Mahesh Odiyoor, UK

Dr. Nikhil Sharma, UK

Ms. Snigdha Pareek, India

Dr. Saman Shahzad

Dr. Gagandeep Singh, India

Dr. Paola Tejada, UK

Dr Emily Bebbington, UK

Prof. Peter Lepping, UK

Dr. Murali Krishna, India

Prof. Vaishali Tendulkar (Lead Marathi Version), India

Prof. Bennett Quinn, UK

Soumya Murali

Prof. Sushant Kumar Padhy, India

Ana Sharma, UK

Associate & Volunteer Trainers

Prakriti Bohra, India

Ananya, India

Zainah, India

International Partnerships Team

(MOU Management, Overseas Partnerships, Global Research Collaborations)

Prof. Mahesh Odiyoor, UK

Prof. Vimal Sharma, UK

Ms. Snigdha Pareek, India

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