Professor and Fellowship Director for Global Mental Health, UCSF. Co-founder: Possible Alum: Yale, Haverford Interests: Global Mental Health, social drivers of health, intimate partner violence. https://profiles.ucsf.edu/bibhav.acharyahttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mnx4hkmr622lThis home visit taught me that my training had nothing to offer Devi, who was trapped in daily violence. This short story describes the reality of millions who can't leave abusive relationships. It ends with an idea that we're testing with 100s of families. https://www.acpjournals.org/stoken/default+domain/ANNALS-25-04504_1/full?redirectUri=/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-0450410 Jun 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnx4hkmr622lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mncxi4ashk2uJust submitted one of the first NIH PF5 applications for global health. It was confusing, overwhelming, and we nearly gave up. So we wrote down everything we learned. Please share to reach people doing global health research👇 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OMnSwbi0gWwJfZqRxsFcSCqS_h44KDob/view02 Jun 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncxi4ashk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mlt6tvuxps2rJoin us at @ucsfhealth.bsky.social for two presentations on integrating mental health into routine care, and the challenges that presents. - Perinatal depression into pregnancy care - Depression and anxiety care into routine care for hypertension and diabetes. https://ucsf.zoom.us/meeting/register/zjqdkUPuQQCzrFtHlijLjg#/registration14 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6tvuxps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mk46pchwnc2hWhat if we could prevent domestic violence instead of waiting until a crisis? I’m sharing our experiences and results during Grand Rounds at @ighsatucsf.bsky.social We'll talk about tackling intimate partner violence and mental health in rural Nepal + lessons we can draw for programs everywhere22 Apr 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk46pchwnc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mhebzfvypc2wI felt helpless when she told me her husband hits her every day. I had nothing to offer other than saying she should leave. But she couldn’t leave. So, I stepped back and learned from women who did NOT have violence at home. The common link was surprising and taught me many things:18 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhebzfvypc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mgx35qc5gs2z“Should I even do global health?” I’m hearing this from the young generation. I get it. Funding slashed, worries about unequal relationships, and now the common refrain: “why are we helping abroad when people suffer here?” Global health was supposed to...13 Mar 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgx35qc5gs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mgntybyl3s2uStarter pack for raising a tween in 2026: 1. Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: There is a graphic novel version of this classic. Son was a bit puzzled by the storyline but a few weeks later, made connections with themes in the news...09 Mar 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgntybyl3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mgb5bi3sn22r"screening for food insecurity, or whether people have access to enough nutritious and safe food, as a top priority for medical schools. Mr. Kennedy’s curriculum does not explicitly emphasize the topic. ...Trump administration’s cancellation of the government’s annual survey of food insecurity" [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb5bi3sn22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mgaheimoj22m“You’re as healthy as an ox!” Over and over, doctors said this to me. I tried to explain that I wanted more intensive screening but they said I was lean and didn’t smoke, so the guidelines said I was healthy. I would cite studies showing that South Asians have... https://magazine.ucsf.edu/heart-risks-medicine-kept-missing04 Mar 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaheimoj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mfkhyx5b622nIn public health and medicine, we often focus on what is not working. Which families have domestic violence? What is wrong in the families or communities that is causing this problem? However, we learn a lot by looking at families that do NOT have that problem. While working in rural Nepal...23 Feb 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkhyx5b622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mf3nansjk223More people are living with multiple health conditions: high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, and anxiety. Busy doctors prescribe medications, even though counseling and should be tried first. Our latest paper for our 700-person randomized controlled trial of a novel intervention called BECOME17 Feb 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3nansjk223https://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mchuk33y2c2cWhen governments, private companies, and non-profits focus only on “sick care” (not *health* care), this will replicate the problematic parts of the US system: severe underinvestment in prevention efforts, while most of the healthcare spending goes toward extremely expensive procedures15 Jan 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchuk33y2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mbwqlcasgk2k"Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets." --Paul Batalden "If you have fire hazards, every so often, you will have fire. We have the necessary conditions for this sort of thing to happen and I must emphasize that it will keep happening." -- Ta-Nehisi Coates08 Jan 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwqlcasgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mbr6udicuk2iWhat happens when you bring the husband, wife, and mother-in-law together to reduce domestic violence? Improved communication, better relationships, mutual support in household tasks. And some backlash when women have more freedom. Our latest paper (free): https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s00737-025-01643-5?sharing_token=Hmh1UbQjOlIlI2BufFYPOPe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6zg-IWZSMm5UlkH0OXk482g7_zDLVWZkUzgwRGWDv9mx0W3WfgoO9dLHZwtsCfrk23pM0cWcKKXIqTsj6jrKelRyfOg4C-y6-7p-J-Zrn3uWoVEgP9WUyWdWoP95zcCV0%3D06 Jan 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr6udicuk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bibhav.bsky.social/post/3mbatfguag22jThree books stood out from my reading list this year: 1. On the Origin of Species: skillful persuasion techniques 2. The Beautiful Struggle: lyrical memoir with a journalist's restraint 3. Elderhood: compelling case for rethinking aging Happy New Year and happy reading in 2026!31 Dec 2025 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:aaj4fhvywhuq6in63pcvzigd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbatfguag22j