Our Story

The International Center for Mental Health and Human Rights(ICMHHR) a 501 c(3), was originally founded in 2010 by Gaea Logan. We proceed in the spirit of the World Health Organization’s recognition that “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being.”

Our mission is is to strengthen and preserve human rights, resilience, and dignity in “wounded” communities through culturally sensitive and innovative mental health, trauma, and resiliency training programs designed in partnership with local, community-based organizations in the US and internationally. Our integrative approach brings together emerging neuroscience research, and compassion-focused interventions while honoring traditional medicine, culture, and contemplative practices existing within each community.

Gaea Logan LPC-S, CGP, FAGPA 
Gaea Logan is a British-American psychoanalyst, group therapist, clinical supervisor, and author. She is the Founder and Clinical Director of the International Center for Mental Health and Human Rights and the US Executive Director of the International Institute for Trauma Studies in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. She is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and an alumna of Harvard Medical School’s Global Mental Health Program. Her evidence-based protocol, Contemplative-Based Trauma and Resiliency Training has been implemented in U.N.bodies throughout the Middle East, Lebanon, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, and the United States. In recognition of clinical excellence and humanitarian outreach, Logan is the recipient of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy’s Yaakov Naur Award for Dialogue and Peace (2024), the Four Corners Group Psychotherapy Society’s Visionary Leader Award (2019), and the American Group Psychotherapy Association’s Social Responsibility Award (2015).

Our Members

We are an international and interdisciplinary team of educators, mental health professionals, physicians, human rights law professionals, researchers, poets, neuroscientists, students, and concerned world citizens brought together by a shared humanitarian vision: to strengthen communities through culturally sensitive, integrative mental health training that focuses on preventing and treating psychological trauma and building resilience in wounded communities. It is our belief that the practice of compassion is a shared responsibility.

Our Board

Our small working board is comprised of three directors and two at-large members. We meet 1-2 times monthly, sharing progress on our designated projects and committees. Our extended board, advisory council, interns, volunteers, and members are invited to our January annual board meeting. We also gather annually for a board retreat to keep the vision fresh and our relationships with one another nourished. We share a dedication to humanitarian outreach, cutting-edge research, and getting the job done!

Our Volunteer Faculty

Learn more about our volunteer faculty here.