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The Fogarty International-funded Sustainable Academic Capacity-Building of Excellence through Research and Training (SACERT) Program (D43TW012029) focuses on training predoctoral students in South Africa on chronic stress and non-communicable chronic mental disorders including substance abuse, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder across the life course, with a focus on methods for conducting research on these topics. SACERT’s public health mission is to: 1) increase the number of well-trained South African researchers and mentors in chronic stress and non- communicable chronic mental health; 2) translate research findings into appropriate, acceptable, and feasible substance abuse and mental health treatment interventions and programs; and 3) facilitate the building of sustainable community clinical and research capacity.