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LUMI is developed by a multidisciplinary global team at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the Child Mind Institute, together with our partners, including the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). This collaboration reflects the global expertise required to advance youth mental health measurement.
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LUMI was co-developed with more than 300 international experts, researchers, clinicians, linguists, and youth advisors. Together with our partners and Youth Advisory Boards, we ensure scientific rigor, cultural relevance, and lived experience are embedded throughout LUMI’s development.
Grounded in the belief that no single institution can close the global mental health gap alone, we are building a globally connected network to strengthen systems, advance knowledge, and improve mental health outcomes for children and adolescents worldwide.
Leadership
SNF Global Center at the Child Mind Institute
Giovanni Abrahão Salum, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President, Global ProgramsDr. Salum is a tenured Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil, currently on leave to work at the Child Mind Institute.
He directed the mental health services of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre from 2021-2022, the adult and the child & adolescent unit of the community center for mental health services in the same hospital from 2019 to 2021, and the mental health system of Porto Alegre, a Brazilian city with 1.5 million inhabitants, from 2017 and 2019, being responsible for all the mental health care services of the town.
Zeina Mneimneh, PhD, MS, MPH
Vice President of Global Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Interventions, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental HealthDr. Mneimneh is a survey methodologist with over 20 years of experience designing and implementing international research projects related to mental health. Her expertise spans both the academic social sciences and the fast-paced environment of the tech industry.
Previously, she led a quantitative research unit at Meta, supporting researchers in survey design and execution across Facebook Research and developing a framework for data integration processes. She also served as director of the International Unit at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center and held a research scientist position in its Survey Methodology Program.
IACAPAP
Luis Augusto Rohde, MD, PhD
Past PresidentLuis A Rohde, MD, PhD is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Director of the Program for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, and Vice-Coordinator of the National Institute of Developmental Psychiatry for Children and Adolescent, Brazil.
He is currently. He served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Attention Disorders (2018-2022), International Editor of the J Am Acad Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2008-2017) and as Co-Editor of the European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2004-2013).
LUMI team
Caio Borba Casella, MD, PhD
Research Scientist, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental HealthCaio’s work combines clinical expertise with global data analysis and cross-cultural research to better understand how mental health needs and experiences vary among children and adolescents worldwide.
Mary Alex Bowen, MPH
Research Program Manager, Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental HealthMary Alex’s work focuses on developing mental health assessment tools and leading research implementation, translating study design into coordinated, high-quality research across global settings.
Youth Advisory Council
Eduardo Vasconcelos
Former Director of Youth Engagement at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental HealthHis work centers on youth engagement and co-design, helping ensure young people’s perspectives meaningfully shape global mental health research, programs, and tools, including the development of LUMI.
Delice Lumbu
Director of Youth Engagement at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Global Center for Child and Adolescent Mental HealthBased in Cape Town, her work focuses on youth leadership and meaningful participation, creating opportunities for young people to shape mental health research, programs, and advocacy and influence decisions that affect their lives.