Assembling Community, Translating Care: Global and Local Trajectories of Mental Health in China

Since the 2000s, programs of community mental health have been on the rise in mainland China, constituting a forefront of social governance. They often translate global knowledge and resources into new visions and practices of care, such as the idea of mobilizing social services for recovery. Hong Kong has served an important hub of translation, with its services and
scholarships influencing numerous psychiatrists and social workers from the mainland.
Through interviews and archival research, this summer internship seeks to trace the translation of community mental health knowledge and practices through Hong Kong and their perception/reception in the mainland. It contributes to the PI’s larger project on studying the history of community mental health in China since the 1950s.

Essential Skills:
• Reading, writing, and speaking Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)
• Basic library research skills
• Sense of responsibility and responsiveness; personability for interviewing
• Passion for understanding mental health services, policies, and social services in general (prior knowledge is preferred)