Table 1.

Capacity Building Activities of Hubs to Generate Mental Health Research in Low and Middle Income Countries^a

Hub	Type of Capacity Building Activity	Objective of the Activity	Course /Activity Structure	Monitoring of Outcomes
Rede Americas	Master of Science/Master of Public Health	Develop research skills	Typically 2-year, full-time coursework	Degree granted
	Doctorates	Build advanced epidemiological and research skills	Varies by institution	Degree granted
	Epidemiology and Population Health Summer Institute at Columbia University	Focused on specific skills, e.g., multilevel modeling.	5 half-day courses	Attendance rate
	University of Chile Summer Institute School of Public Health	Wide variety of courses	Varies	Certificate of completion
	Short courses/conferences	Global mental health issues and epidemiology	Conferences or structured short courses	Attendance
	Mentorship/grant preparation	To provide awardees with a local mentor and a Columbia University mentor	Periodic contact with mentor (in person or via e-mail/Internet)	Record of contact with mentor; number of grant applications submitted
LATIN-MH	LATIN-MH capacity building symposium	Integration of mental health into primary care (panel); and train beginning researchers (workshops)	A panel and two workshops; RCTb designs; mobile technological interventions in global mental health	Attendance rates
	Fellowships	To enhance the development of research capacity	Uses a hands-on approach to hub-related studies and development of research; local and external mentors	Number of publications and participation in hub activities
SHARE	Studentships	To build capacity in early- and mid-level researchers	Three courses were offered to students	Attendance, pre- and post-training survey, tracking of students
	Fellowships	To build research capacity in mid-level researchers	Fellows carry out mentored research in South Asia	Publications and tracking of fellows
	Mental health services in humanitarian context	Conducting research in conflict and disaster-affected areas	2-year course	Attendance
	Implementation science course	Short distant learning course with open access	Implementation science and program evaluation	Attendance and course completion
	Global mental health lectures/online forum	To post global mental health lectures (Supercourse) and enhance communication (forum)	Online course and forum targeting capacity building activities	Number of lectures posted and website visitors (Supercourse)
AFFIRM	Master of Philosophy in public mental health	Build skills in research in public mental health	2 years, including completion of a research study	Number of graduated students and student-generated publications
	PhD in public mental health	Build skills in research in public mental health	3–5 years of study based within a research team	Publications and graduation rate
	Short courses: RCTs and operations research	Conduct of RCTs and research methods	2–5 day courses	Attendance rates and post-course questionnaires
PaM-D	Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy Programme	Using critically reviewed evidence for policy formulation	2-week courses	Attendance rates and post-course questionnaires
	Biostatistics: introductory and intermediate courses	Introduce basic statistical concepts and interpreting statistical analyses	5-day courses	Attendance rates and post-course questionnaires
	Small grants	Seed grants for early career researchers	Not applicable	Project and budget progress reports
	Scientific Writing Workshop	Training in scientific writing, journal publication and oral presentation skills	Foci: Research designs, scientific writing	Post-workshop evaluation and outputs

^aThis table lists capacity building activities for illustration purposes. Most hubs have initiated or completed additional capacity building activities not listed in this table.

^bRCTs = randomized clinical trials