I recently joined the board of advisors of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation.

Established in 2003, the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation is a non-profit charity organization for the advancement of neurological and mental health patient welfare, education, and research. The further brain related studies, end stigmatization and discrimination, improve the well-being of afflicted individuals, promote the free and open-access distribution of brain related information, and institute universal and multidisciplinary distance educational programs.

We are presently accomplishing our mission through the following projects:

- "Knowledge Center" - an article resource for lay persons
- "Brain Sciences & Neuropsychiatry" - an academic and scholarly journal
- "Neuropsychiatry for Kids" - an educational resource for elementary students
- "Living with a Brain Disorder" - unedited insights into the mind of a brain disorder patients
- "Distance Education Division - certificate programs in collaboration with accredited schools, colleges, and universities (like UCLA).

The Initiative is composed solely of volunteers from across the world. I look forward to working with the GNI team to promote a better understanding of mental health worldwide in the coming years. Please visit the GNI website for more information.