2016 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health Lauds Global Advocates for the Poor and Elderly Living with Psychiatric Illness

NEW YORK (October 24, 2016) -- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the winners of the 2016 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health: Vikram Patel, Ph.D., F.Med.Sci., for transformative work in advancing mental health care in resource-poor countries, Charles F. Reynolds, III, M.D., for pioneering work in geriatric psychiatry and the prevention and treatment of late-life depression, and an Honorary Tribute to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy for his powerful and unwavering commitment to advocating on behalf of people with mental illness. The 2016 Pardes Humanitarian Prize, which carries an honorarium of $300,000, will be presented on Friday, October 28, in New York City.

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