Claudia Braga is a Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She previously served as a consultant on mental health, substance use, violence, and disabilities for PAHO/WHO (2022-2024), and collaborated with and provided technical consultation to WHO and its regional offices on mental health (2016–2022). She also coordinated service assessments and promoted deinstitutionalization strategies focused on institutions for people with mental health conditions and those with intellectual and cognitive disabilities (2018–2022).  She is the current President (2025–2027) of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Brain Health. She is also a board member of the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Her main areas of expertise include public policy and services related to human rights, mental health, substance use, and brain health.