Description
Community based organization working on better mental health care and empowerment of the society. We are providing intervention and prevention mental health programs to young people and women using an intersectional approach that's addressing our culture and quality of education.
Summary of relevant work
We are implementing 2 programs, SAFIRE-CP and Being Aware- UKOO. We have curated a quarterly newspaper that highlighting mental health and culture structures through indepth opinion editions and reviews. We are organizing to establish a safe space and child protection unit in Juakali Turbo. We have created a 5weeks skilled course on mental health and currently working on launching a relationship health card game.
Areas of Intervention
Women, Teenagers, LGBTQ, Sex Workers, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, Policy, Advocacy and Legislation, Social Justice, Education, Arts and Media, Capacity Building and Training, Research, Health promotion, Mental Health in Early Life, Collaborations and Networking, Culture and Traditions, Technology and Innovation
Key Partners
Reprodrive CBO. Q-Initiative Eldoret, Star ladies 9f Hope, Uasin-gishu Civil society Network, Transparency International
Type of Organization
CBO
tracylumbasi@yahoo.com
County
Rift Valley
Phone
+254719240970
Website
www.believementalhealth.com
Afropsych LTD
Description
• Criminal justice - the Centre identifies effective methods of supporting and diverting people with mental health problems in the criminal justice system
• Employment - the Centre develops and promotes new ways of helping people with mental health problems get and keep work
• Recovery - the Centre helps mental health services across Nigeria to support people more effectively to make their own lives better on their own terms
• Children & Youth - the centre undertakes Integrative Therapy work which aims to improve the life chances of children & Youth through the support they need early in life
• Mental and Physical Health - the Centre recognizes the strong association between mental and physical ill health and works with partners to review the evidence on cost of co-morbidities, as well as carrying out related research on liaison psychiatry
• Workplace training - we train managers and staff to understand, identify and support people with depression and anxiety at work
Summary of relevant work
Afropsych offers Mental Health First Aid Training to Communities, Primary Care Workers, Governmental Security Agencies such as the Police, Road Safety Corps, The Army, The Customs and Immigration. We establish and Manage Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers and Solicit for Funds to back them up. We utilize multi-disciplinary Health Professionals to ensure that Holistic Health is promoted.
Areas of Intervention
Women, Teenagers, LGBTQ, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, Postpartum depression, Communicable Diseases(HIV, TB), Non - Communicable Diseases (Cancer, Diabetes),Teenagers, Primary Care, Health promotion, Stigma, Mental Health in Early Life, Global Mental Health Education, Research, Primary Care, Health promotion, Stigma, Mental Health in Early Life, Global Mental Health, Collaborations and Networking, OTHER
Key Partners
Churches, Philanthropists, and Organizations
Type of Organization
NGO
info@afropsych.com
County
England
Phone
+44 7771970432
Website
www.afropsych.org