Christina Cruz

Dr. Cruz is a psychiatrist who works to improve the mental health of children and adolescents. With a global platform for her research, she develops mental health resources for resource-limited settings. Through her independent research program, Dr. Cruz brings mental health resources to schools. By creating, pilot-testing, and scaling a task-shifting mental health intervention for school-aged children, Dr. Cruz has developed strategies to use “education as mental health therapy”. From management consultant to child psychiatrist and global mental health researcher, Dr. Cruz is impacting the lives of students all over the world.