Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of Ibadan

28/04/2026

Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89751568895?pwd=yb5TNZBx3ntIlakmOQSJMWzLZuHUJ2.1

Meeting ID : 897 5156 8895
Passcode : 823255

24/04/2026

Opportunity Alert: Director of Research & Learning

The Shamiri Institute is hiring a Director of Research & Learning to lead cutting-edge work in youth mental health across Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa.

This role combines:
- Rigorous research (RCTs, causal inference)
- Rapid-cycle innovation and programme optimisation
- Scaling mental health interventions through government partnerships

They are seeking candidates with:
- Strong expertise in experimental design and causal inference
- Experience managing research teams
- Familiarity with low-resource or school-based settings (an advantage)

If you know a strong candidate — postdocs, mid-career researchers, or professionals seeking high-impact, applied work — this is a great opportunity to connect them.

You can apply here: https://people.shamiri.co/apply/head-of-research-learning-d45df389

Thank you.

Working at Shamiri. Join as we make mental health work

24/04/2026

The WEALTH Project Celebrates Dr Sharon Adetutu Akinyemi Omotoso on her appointment as Director of the International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI), Abuja, Nigeria.

On behalf of the Faculty, Fellows, Staff and Partners of the Utilizing Mathematical Modelling to Tackle Depression and Other Related Mental Illnesses Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa Project, branded as the Women Derive Mathematical Models for Mental Health (WEALTH), I congratulate Dr Sharon Adetutu Omotoso on her appointment as Director of the International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI), Abuja, Nigeria.

Dr Omotoso’s appointment reflects a career shaped by scholarship, thoughtful leadership, and meaningful service. Those who have worked with her know the clarity she brings, the standards she keeps, and the steady sense of purpose with which she approaches every responsibility. WEALTH is especially pleased to celebrate this milestone, as we benefit from her role as Faculty and Mentor on the Gender Studies Module, where she teaches and guides WEALTH Fellows on "Gender, Politics and Feminized Poverty". Her contributions enrich the learning experience and deepen important conversations around equity, systems, and the lived realities of women and girls.

Dr Sharon Adetutu Omotoso is an Associate Professor of Gender/Media Studies at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. She also leads the Women’s Research and Documentation Centre (WORDOC), where she continues to advance scholarship, public engagement, and policy conversations on gender, media, leadership, and social development. Her teaching and research interests span feminist philosophy, political communication, media literacy, women’s leadership, and African thought.

The establishment of IMILI as the first institution of its kind presents an important opportunity for Nigeria, for Africa, and for the wider world. It calls for leadership that understands both knowledge and people, both ideas and institutions. Dr Omotoso is well placed to provide such leadership.

Everyone on the WEALTH Course and Project and the entire Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH) family wish her every success as she takes on this important responsibility and helps shape a more informed, thoughtful, and empowered society. We look forward to our continued partnership on the WEALTH Course and other relevant opportunities.

Signed,

Olayinka Omigbodun
Professor of Psychiatry and Principal Investigator, WEALTH Project &
Founding Director, CCAMH, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan

16/04/2026

Register here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/med/research/warwick-applied-health/mhwellbeing/projects/transform/disseminationevent/registrationpage-copy/

13/04/2026

Invitation to the April Supplemental Lecture Series – Northwestern University D43 Programs

Dear Members of the University of Ibadan, and the University College Hospital, Ibadan Community (Elders and Colleagues),

On behalf of the Contact PI NeuroAIDS Program, Professor Philip Gorelick of Northwestern University, I am pleased to invite you to the April Supplemental Lecture for the Northwestern University D43 programs.

We are pleased to host Dr. Amy Van Pelt, Associate Director of Research, Global Primary Care, Havey Institute for Global Health, as our presenter. Dr. Van Pelt is a highly regarded and insightful lecturer, and this promises to be a valuable and engaging session which focuses on research methods and implementing projects in global health

Your participation will be a great opportunity to benefit from the speaker's expertise. Kindly also share this invitation with colleagues within your sphere of influence.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
Time: 3:30 PM WAT
Zoom link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97380324490

We look forward to your participation.

Warm regards,
Professor Olayinka Omigbodun, FAS
Site PI - & Professor Bibilola Oladeji Academic Director NeuroAIDS Program, University of Ibadan

Further Information Contact Program Administrator on email: neuroaids2024@gmail.com

08/04/2026

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83994345482?pwd=6GgkHka3yJa07qQAcxxZ3ySwyyUHQY.1

Webinar ID: 839 9434 5482
Passcode: 666473

05/04/2026

Jesus is risen! At this season, we are reminded of hope, renewal, & the power of new beginnings. At the Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH), we celebrate the gift of life & the importance of nurturing the mental health and wellbeing of every child and adolescent, their caregivers, families and community. May this season bring peace, healing, & joy to you & your loved ones. Happy Commemoration of the Resurrection of Jesus!

02/04/2026

The Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH), University of Ibadan, announces a Call for Abstracts for the 1st WEALTH and 2nd CAMH Conference. Please send your abstracts as email attachments to: wealthconference2026@gmail.com or wealthproject@com.ui.edu.ng

Subject line: WEALTH 2026 Abstract Submission – [Lead Author's Surname]

Kindly check the accompanying flyer for more details. Learn more about the WEALTH Project here: https://ccamh.com.ng/wealth/home

Details of how to register will follow very soon. We look forward to welcoming you.

26/03/2026

Oluwabukola Adeoye MSc. CAMH Set 8 Receives Best Poster Award!

We are pleased to spotlight our Doctoral Research Fellow on the AMARI-II Initiative Oluwabukola Adeoye, who recently represented the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH), University of Ibadan, at the African Mental Health Research Initiative's (AMARI) Doctoral Workshop and Scientific Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.

The five-day programme brought together fellows from across Africa for training and scholarly exchange. During the first three days, participants received practical training in the use of quantitative and qualitative data analysis software like R, SPSS, Stata and NVivo, with resources. There were also sessions on academic writing, with particular attention to publishing, as well as discussions on Theory of Change and Global Mental Health. These sessions strengthened participants’ research and writing skills.

The final two days focused on the scientific meeting. The Principal Investigator of the AMARI, Professor Dixon Chibanda, and other senior members of the initiative shared reflections on their ten-year journey running the fellowship and outlined future directions. Fellows presented their work through oral and poster sessions, creating an opportunity to learn from one another’s research across different country contexts.

A key highlight of the meeting was the award ceremony. Oluwabukola Adeoye received the award for the Best Poster Presentation, while the Best Oral Presentation award went to Olive Mbekwani, a PhD fellow from Malawi. This recognition speaks to the quality of research emerging from CCAMH and its active role in global mental health conversations.

The meeting also created opportunities for connection and collaboration. Oluwabukola engaged with fellows from Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, and Ghana, and interacted with key members of the AMARI network. She also met with external supervisors from King’s College London, including Dr Zoe Moula, one of her supervisors, thereby strengthening existing academic links.

Oluwabukola Adeoye is a graduate of Set 8 of the Master of Science in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (MSc. CAMH) programme at CCAMH. She received the '2022 Distinctive Research Project Award' in her set.

On behalf of the faculty, alumni and students of CCAMH, the Director congratulates Adeoye on this achievement and celebrates her continued work as an AMARI-II PhD Fellow.

P.S.: The design of her poster was supported by Timothy Ibe and the CCAMH Media Team (Calm Collective Creations, 3Cs—a communications suite established to support content development, documentation, knowledge dissemination, and multimedia production, including photography, video, podcasts, and related media activities).

24/03/2026

Read the article “𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝗢𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗻”, published in the IACAPAP Bulletin March 2026 (Issue #81)

https://www.iacapap.org/news/from-seed-to-mighty-tree-leadership-accsss-and-the-global-vision-of-prof-olayinka-omigbodun.html

23/03/2026

The Director of the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CCAMH), Professor Olayinka Banjo Omigbodun, attended the National Launch of the Umè Healing Circle Model and the institutional reintroduction of the Olamma Cares Foundation, commemorating its 10-year anniversary in Ibadan on Wednesday, 18th March, 2026. She was accompanied by Mrs Bisola Oladele, a Peer Researcher on CCAMH's SUCCEED Africa Project.

In her goodwill message, Professor Omigbodun commended the foundation for its decade-long commitment to advancing mental health awareness, expanding access to care, and supporting vulnerable populations within communities. She emphasised the importance of collaboration, drawing on insights from ongoing research and practice, and highlighted how partnerships can strengthen the reach and sustainability of mental health interventions.

In a spontaneous gesture during the programme, Professor Omigbodun invited Mrs Oladele to share her lived experience as a peer researcher. She spoke on her involvement in projects such as TRANSFORM and the SUCCEED Africa Project, reflecting on her learning journey and underscoring the urgent need for accessible, inclusive, and community-based mental health care, particularly in slum and low-resource settings.

Professor Omigbodun further stressed the importance of co-producing knowledge and interventions with individuals with lived experience, describing them as “experts by experience.” She noted that their insights are critical in shaping responsive and contextually relevant mental health programmes. She also encouraged the Olamma Cares team to embed research evaluation into their work, noting that evidence-based outcomes are essential for informing policy and practice.

She additionally called for stronger collaboration with institutions such as CCAMH to deepen research, strengthen advocacy, and expand access to quality mental health services.

The Olamma Cares Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing mental health awareness, community-based support, and psychosocial interventions across Nigeria. The organisation was founded by Mrs Chioma-Nwosu Fakorede, and over the past decade has reached over 25,000 individuals through outreach, therapy access initiatives, and public education.

The event was well attended by key stakeholders and dignitaries. Notable attendees included:

- Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly

- Mrs Angela Emuwa, Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited

- Hon. Seun Fakorede, Executive Adviser to the Oyo State Governor on Youth and Sports and husband to the founder of Olamma Cares.

- Representatives of the Oyo State Government, including officials from the Ministry of Environment

These dignitaries commended the foundation for its impact in mental health advocacy and community engagement, particularly in improving access to care and reducing stigma.