#decolonizethemind Building the future of mental health in Kenya 4 the world. Co-Founder & CEO @shamiriTeam. @Harvard '20. Echoing Green Fellow. TED Fellow.
Nairobi, Kenya
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This year, I had the great privilege of sharing @ShamiriTeam story on @TEDTalks main stage. We r building a world where youths can actualize their potential thru affordable, personalized & community-driven mental healthcare. Listen to & share our story.
go.ted.com/tomosborn
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🇰🇪🇫🇷 After 4 unforgettable years, I leave Kenya soon with a heart full of gratitude. Thank you for the friendships, lessons, laughter, and memories. Kenya will always feel like nyumbani, and the friendship between our two countries will remain close to my heart. Asante!
As I prepare to bid Kenya farewell, I have come to realise some places never truly leave us. For me, Kenya has been one of those places, and I would like to reminisce about a few of the memorable moments that made this four-year journey so meaningful.
the-star.co.ke/news/2026-07-…
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500 psychiatrists. 50M people. $1,000 therapy costs. @TomLeeOsborn cracked the scalability problem: 62% outcomes at $7.50/person. #ShamiriSummit2025
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Find out more about our #ESCAP2025 Keynote speakers on our congress website: escap2025.eu/speakers/
Biographies & talk abstracts are now online!
See you soon in Strasbourg!
#beyondnatureandnurture
#childpsychiatry #adolescentpsychiatry #mentalhealth #youthmentalhealth
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Join us June 18, 12-12:45pm ET for a panel on Addressing Stigma with @TomLeeOsborn (shamiri), kamyla Marvi (British Asian Trust), and S. Benedict Dossen (The Carter Center) at NEID Global.
Register: neidonors.org/copy-of-linkag…
#MentalHealth #stigma
The Schooner Foundation, Kokoro
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Mental health care, reimagined.
@Ashoka Fellow @TomLeeOsborn is transforming youth well-being in Kenya through peer-led school-based care with @ShamiriTeam
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Dear Acrossians, @AGHSAlumni
We sent our emissaries early—and the Alliance bus at Across is proof.
Buckle up, because this Valentine’s Day, we’re not just chasing your hearts; we’re securing them in style.
Happy Valentine's Day🌹
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Dinner with the awesome, incredible @TEDFellow in Nairobi. Every fellow in this photos has given a talk at TED, and you should learn about their awesome work. My TED Talk has inspired over 1.5 million viewers 😁.
We had a president, Moi, who was a dictator. He ruled the country with an iron fist, and anyone who dared question his authority was arrested, tortured, jailed or even killed. That meant that people were taught to be smart cowards, stay out of trouble. #RIPPresidentMoi
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It's that time of year again, to curl up with a good book and a warm beverage. Check out all the new books by our faculty, students, visiting affiliates, and alumni! loom.ly/Mdg4mRA
ALT Collage of 17 book covers set against a gray background.
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African researchers piloted a slew of innovative, low-cost programmes for addressing the troubling shortage of mental-health professionals on the continent.
Now the rest of the world is taking notice go.nature.com/4hYBYSk
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Just published in @nature: "How students and grandparents could solve the global #mentalhealth crisis" featuring @TomLeeOsborn's work. We look forward to hearing more from Tom in his Keynote at #ESCAP2025 (escap2025.eu)!
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
#mentalhealthcrisis
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#HappeningNow
Keynote by our own CEO and co-founder @TomLeeOsborn
Are you watching? youtube.com/watch?v=EDUomM49…
#shamirisummit2024 #thelightwithin
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Attending the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (@SPSPnews) conference next year? Join the Intervention Science Preconference.
The event will dig into the theory and evidence behind groundbreaking interventions, highlight new data, and create opportunities to workshop some of the common challenges affecting intervention research.
And in partnership with the organizers, we're delighted to announce a $10k research award for psychological scientists developing innovative research and interventions to expand human agency, particularly for the most marginalized.
Applications for the award will open in November, with the winner announced at the pre-conference in Denver.
🔎Find out more: spsp.org/events/annual-conve…
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⚕️ Often associated with poverty, mental health can affect every aspect of life and is a major public health challenge.
FID is supporting 3 innovative mental health projects: ➡️ fundinnovation.dev/en/news/t…
cc @TomLeeOsborn @ShamiriTeam @Bluemind_Fdn @unstoppablemadp @DaiResearch
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The world is changing fast 🫨
#Conflict, #climatechange, #economicuncertainty — stressors are everywhere.
So, where do we find hope?
How do we stay resilient?
How do we ground our future amidst challenges?
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