chris underhill founder director, basicneeds 28 june 2010 london school of economics
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Mental health and development: The BasicNeeds approach. Chris Underhill Founder Director, BasicNeeds 28 June 2010 London School of Economics Health, Community and Development Research Group. Our Purpose. Where we work. Map. India. UK. Laos. USA. Sri Lanka. Australia. Tanzania. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chris UnderhillFounder Director, BasicNeeds28 June 2010London School of EconomicsHealth, Community and Development Research Group
Mental health and development:
The BasicNeeds approach
Our Purpose
Where we work
Map
GhanaUganda Tanzania
Sri Lanka
India
Kenya
Laos
UK
USA
Australia
Our Model
Research Community Mental Health
Livelihoods
Capacity Building
Management
Model for Mental Health & Development
1. Capacity building
2. Community mental health
3. Livelihoods
4. Research
www.basicneeds.org/html/Publications.htm
5. Management
78,036 cumulative
33,915 current
Individual Users Self-Help Groups
18,483 members
659 groups
Achievements
BasicNeeds Ghana
Since 2001
17,400 current participants
Coverage: 4 of 8 regions
SpotlightNational user movement• 269 user groups • 10,000 members• 59% women
Self-help group participant, Northern Ghana
BasicNeeds Sri Lanka
Since 2002
4,100 current participants
Coverage: 8 of 25 districts
SpotlightCommunity worker network• 1,912 CWs• 83% women
Siriyawathi speaking publicly about her mental illness
BasicNeeds Tanzania
Since 2003
2,526 participants
Coverage: 2 of 26 regions
SpotlightWorking with child carers and vulnerable children
Kelvin preparing a coffee table at Lupaso vocational training
BasicNeeds Uganda
Since 2004
5,505 participants
Coverage: 8 of 97 districts
Spotlight Influencing mental health policy by drafting:• policy• law• strategy
Christina Ntulo, Programme Manager
BasicNeeds Kenya
Since 2005
3,443 participants
Coverage: 10 of 69 districts
Spotlight
working in prisons and in post-electoral violence
Jacqueline Ahiro, January 2008
BasicNeeds Lao PDR
Since 2007
711 participants
Coverage: 1 of 19 provinces
Spotlight
• Special relationship with government
• Starting from a low base
Chantharavady Choulamany, Programme Manager
What’s new
1Reach
2Influenc
e
3 Rights
4Sustainability
A new strategy
1Reach
2Influence
3Rights
4 Sustainability
To influence key decision makers using evidence generated from our programmes.
To support people with mental illness or epilepsy to advocate for their own rights.
To transform the financial horizon so our income is derived from within the countries we serve and beyond.
To deliver our Model through demonstration and franchise pgms so as to reach half a million people
