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TED Fellow Tom Osborn wants more young people to have access to the mental health support they need. With the Shamiri Institute, he and his team are training...
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TED Fellow Tom Osborn wants more young people to have access to the mental health support they need. With the Shamiri Institute, he and his team are training 18- to 22-year-olds to deliver evidence-based mental health care to their peers in Kenya -- which has only two psychiatrists for every million people.
Thomas William Osborne (born February 23, 1937) is an American former football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 seasons).
Tom Osborn is the co-founder and CEO of ShamiriInstitute, a data-driven public benefit organization that combines cutting social science and deep contextual knowledge to provide accessible mental healthcare to young people across Sub-Sharan Africa and especially Kenya.
Tom Osborn is the founder and CEO of Shamiri, a youth-led organization providing affordable, evidence-based mental health care to young people across sub-Saharan Africa, and especially Kenya, where 45 percent of young people struggle with mental health problems.
Tom L. Osborn is a Harvard College alumnus who graduated in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology. He works as the Executive Director of Shamiri Institute, a nonprofit that provides mental health interventions to at risk youths in SSA, and conducts research with Prof. Weisz and Prof. Cushman.
Tom Osborn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Shamiri Institute, a purpose-driven startup that is building a future where young people, anywhere, can actualize their life outcomes.
