Hosted by the Global Mental Health & Stigma Program
GMH Symposium Speaker Series #12
Join Dr. Jonathan Purtle in a presentation providing an overview of research in the area of mental health policy dissemination and implementation research. Drawing from empirical research conducted in the United States by Dr. Purtle and his colleague, the presentation will highlight examples of methods and research questions in the area.
About the Speaker
Jonathan Purtle DrPH, MSc is an Associate Professor in Department of Public Health Policy & Management and Director of Policy Research of the Global Center for Implementation Science at the New York University School of Global Public Health. He is an implementation scientist whose research focuses on mental health policy. His work examines questions such as: how research evidence can be most effectively communicated to policymakers and how it is used in policymaking processes, how social and political contexts affect policymaking and policy implementation, and how the implementation of policies “on the books” can be improved in practice. He is also interested in population-based approaches to mental health and how mental health can be integrated in to mainstream public health practice. Dr. Purtle’s work has been consistently funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). He is currently leading NIMH-funded projects focused on the implementation of policies that earmark taxes for mental health services and understanding the dynamics of research evidence in mental health policymaking and a RWJF-funded project that experimentally tests different ways of communicating evidence about child maltreatment to the public and policymakers.
About the Global Mental Health & Stigma Program
The mission of the Global Mental Health & Stigma Program is to demonstrate the importance of mental health as integral to public health and improve global mental health through research, training, and implementation. At these virtual events, program collaborators will present research and findings on mental health topics.