Remote Mental Health Research Internship

Make a valuable contribution to the fight to improve mental health support in Brazil

Play a big part in a small team doing meaningful work from the comfort of your own home. With this remote mental health research internship you’ll be gaining valuable research experience helping to spark cultural change around mental health in Brazil.

Based in Sao Paulo, this organization is on a mission to make mental health care acceptable, accessible, and affordable around the country. Through a combination of awareness drives, advocacy campaigns, and creating support centers and systems, all underpinned by their research projects, they hope to broaden understanding and care practices around mental health.

As an intern you’ll be working on a national survey to better understand mental health perception and identify problemed regions around the country. You’ll be developing your data processing and analysis skills and be involved in producing reports and literature reviews. Depending on when you’re with them, you may also get the chance to create informational materials for their educational outreach projects and advocacy campaigns too.

Learning objectives:

Practical research experience on the mental health
Improved data processing and analysis skills
Ability to communicate research through reports and literature reviews
An understanding of the necessities of mental health care
Insight into operations of a nonprofit

ORGANIZATION

Instituto Cactus is a philanthropic nonprofit organization and human rights entity that acts independently to expand understanding and bolster support systems for mental health in Brazil. They have been active since 2020 and have already made a significant impact improving perception and support for mental health.

Based in Sao Paulo, they operate through a combination of research, advocacy, awareness drives, and establishing care systems. They’re hope is that by creating a dialogue between science, the government, and the public they can create a cultural change by which mental health care is accessible and affordable to everyone in Brazil, regardless of income or background.

TASKS & REQUIREMENTS

Interns will be working on a project to understand how mental health is perceived across Brazil via national survey. As such, interns require an understanding of mental health issues and a solid grasp of research methods like data-analysis and conducting literature reviews. That said this organization enjoys hosting interns from varied backgrounds. So whether you’re someone studying statistics/data analysis with interest in mental health, or a psychologist with strong research skills it’s worth applying

What you’ll do

Process and analyze data collected from their national survey
Writing reports from most significant findings
Research relevant mental health topics and produce a literature review
Helping to identify problemed regions of Brazil and develop systems of support
Assessing legalities surrounding mental health in Brazil to support advocacy campaigns
Possibility to assist with informational materials for awareness drives and educational programs

Requirements

An interest in mental health issues
Knowledge on mental health epidemiology,
Experience of data analysis and literature review
Developed written communication skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work independently
Spanish / Portuguese language skills as many of the materials are in Portuguese, but do know that the internal communication can be in English

WHERE YOU’LL STAY

This is a remote internship, so you can work from home. You’ll connect virtually with the team in Brazil, through regular meetings and check ins.

DATES & RATES

Internships start and end dates are flexible and will be discussed with you during the application process.

What you’ll pay (2023 rates)

Placement fee USD 525

What you are paying for:

Careful matchmaking. It takes time to find the right internship for each person, and we take this process very seriously.
Initial interview with one of our team to gauge your skills, interests, and desired learning outcomes.
An orientation program with your supervisor.
Academic guidance and support
Regular check ins during your internship with you and your supervisor.
Access to free workshops with a focus on career development
Troubleshooting if needed
A reference letter at the end of your internship

QUICK FACTS

	Remote
	Mental Health NGO
	Data collection & analysis, Reporting, Research, Public health
	Min. 3 months
	USD 525

INTERNSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

Attain practical research experience on mental health
Play a big role in a small team
Work on a variety of projects including awareness drives, educational programs, and advocacy campaigns
Gain insight into the operation of a mental health focused nonprofit organization
Make an impact from the comfort of your own home

Placement fee: USD 525

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HOW TO APPLY

If you’re ready to apply for this internship, here’s what to do:

APPLY

Fill in the application form (it will show in a new screen) which includes sharing your CV to us

SPEAK WITH AN ADVISOR

We’ll set up a call with you to go through your application.

INTERNSHIP MATCHING

If we feel it’s a good match, we’ll set up a call between you and the supervisor for this internship.

PAYMENT

If everyone’s happy, we’ll provisionally confirm your placement! We’ll then send you the invoice for the deposit, getting started with the booking process and all the info you need.

CONFIRMATION

Only once we receive payment of the deposit your placement will be confirmed.

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