The Center for Research and Innovation in Mental Health (CISM) was founded as an endeavor to further knowledge on mental health conditions in the state of São Paulo through 2033. Supported by both public funding – as is the case with the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) – and private sources, the research project will look into focus areas where mental health knowledge is currently lacking.
Research Advancement
The first focus area centers on the need to research precision neuroscience in mental health more extensively. It will be integrated with the Brazilian High-Risk Transgenerational Cohort Study for Mental Conditions, which serves as a robust database for preparing researchers and students in next-generation mental health sciences, incorporating data from 2,511 children and adolescents tracked for over a decade.
Relevance of Research
The second focus area is concerned with making research a more relevant driving force for emerging ideas in digital mental health, innovation, and entrepreneurship, creating an environment for the development of solutions that can be scaled and applied in Brazil and other resource-limited settings, where the effectiveness of these interventions can be tested in pragmatic trials.
Implementation Science
The third focus area, in turn, addresses the urgency of improving implementation science in mental health and accelerating technology transfer to society, emphasizing real-world implementation of educational and mental health interventions in primary care units in the cities of Jaguariúna and Indaiatuba (SP).
Research Advancement
The first focus area centers on the need to research precision neuroscience in mental health more extensively. It will be integrated with the Brazilian High-Risk Transgenerational Cohort Study for Mental Conditions, which serves as a robust database for preparing researchers and students in next-generation mental health sciences, incorporating data from 2,511 children and adolescents tracked for over a decade.
Relevance of Research
The second focus area is concerned with making research a more relevant driving force for emerging ideas in digital mental health, innovation, and entrepreneurship, creating an environment for the development of solutions that can be scaled and applied in Brazil and other resource-limited settings, where the effectiveness of these interventions can be tested in pragmatic trials.
Implementation Science
The third focus area, in turn, addresses the urgency of improving implementation science in mental health and accelerating technology transfer to society, emphasizing real-world implementation of educational and mental health interventions in primary care units in the cities of Jaguariúna and Indaiatuba (SP).
To develop research, interventions, and innovative digital technologies that are designed to be scalable and promote mental health, early identification, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders, with the aim of improving the well-being of Brazilian society.
To be a national center for research and innovation in mental health, internationally recognized for conducting top-tier, socially relevant research, driving digital innovation, training highly qualified professionals, and implementing technologies that improve the lives of individuals with mental disorders and their families, and can inspire change in public policy.
Excellence in research, professional ethics, interdisciplinary collaboration, teamwork, and dedication to the study and promotion of mental health in Brazil and worldwide. Commitment to respecting and embracing the needs and priorities of patients and their families.
Universal and open dissemination of knowledge, always engaging with different perspectives, and seeking scientific evidence that allows us to enhance interventions and policies to offer relief to our patients’ suffering.
To develop research, interventions, and innovative digital technologies that are designed to be scalable and promote mental health, early identification, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders, with the aim of improving the well-being of Brazilian society.
To be a national center for research and innovation in mental health, internationally recognized for conducting top-tier, socially relevant research, driving digital innovation, training highly qualified professionals, and implementing technologies that improve the lives of individuals with mental disorders and their families, and can inspire change in public policy.
Excellence in research, professional ethics, interdisciplinary collaboration, teamwork, and dedication to the study and promotion of mental health in Brazil and worldwide. Commitment to respecting and embracing the needs and priorities of patients and their families.
Universal and open dissemination of knowledge, always engaging with different perspectives, and seeking scientific evidence that allows us to enhance interventions and policies to offer relief to our patients’ suffering.
Coordination
Euripedes Constantino Miguel 
State University of São Paulo (USP)
General Coordinator
Luis Augusto Rohde
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Vice Coordinator
Paulo Rossi Menezes
State University of São Paulo (USP)
Research Coordinator
Jair de Jesus Mari
Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp)
Human Resources Coordinator
Juliana Juk Susnik
State University of São Paulo (USP)
Project Manager
Arthur Caye
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Research Manager
Partnering with two municipalities in the state of São Paulo (Indaiatuba and Jaguariúna), CISM will implement innovative interventions aimed at improving mental and physical health indicators. Across all three focus areas, the center will enable a deeper understanding of the onset of mental disorders, identify effective new interventions, and develop strategies for implementing evidence-based treatments in our public health system.
CISM has the potential to transform mental health research in the country, making it more consistent and socially purposeful. We will foster new ideas with innovative potential and deliver systematic interventions that will have a significant real-world impact, positively influencing the lives of those who need care the most in our communities.
Highlights Professor Euripedes Constantino Miguel, lead researcher and project coordinator at USP.
Partnering with two municipalities in the state of São Paulo (Indaiatuba and Jaguariúna), CISM will implement innovative interventions aimed at improving mental and physical health indicators. Across all three focus areas, the center will enable a deeper understanding of the onset of mental disorders, identify effective new interventions, and develop strategies for implementing evidence-based treatments in our public health system.
CISM has the potential to transform mental health research in the country, making it more consistent and socially purposeful. We will foster new ideas with innovative potential and deliver systematic interventions that will have a significant real-world impact, positively influencing the lives of those who need care the most in our communities.
Highlights Professor Euripedes Constantino Miguel, lead researcher and project coordinator at USP.
