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BasicNeeds
Map
Ghana• Accra• Tamale
Uganda• Programme
Tanzania• Mtwara• Dar es Salaam
Sri Lanka• International Training • Programme
India• Bangalore• Policy & Practice
Kenya• Programme
Laos PDR• Programme
Columbia• Programme
UKHead Office
Founded in 1999 by Chris Underhill
Model Overview
Sustainable Livelihoods
Community Mental Health
Capacity Building
Research, Advocacy &
Policy
Management & Administration
Capacity Building
Breaking the silence of
mental illness in communities
Community Mental Health
In partnership with Government
ensure treatment for mentally ill people with the
active involvement of their families
and communities
Community Mental Health
Community Outreach clinic service
Supporting practical projects that help
mentally ill people to realise their potentials and contribute to their
communities
Sustainable Livelihoods Systems
Research & Policy
Examining the effectiveness of our model to improve our approach and
influence development
Management & Administration
To ensure our work satisfies the needs
of mentally ill people, their
families along with our donors and
partners
Statistics
54,076 People Reached
Engaging in Treatment
47,605 Gained Access to
Treatment
88% of total reachedn = 54,076
End Results…
10,591 Earning
20,677 Productive
Work
20% earning38% doing productive work
Experiences & Lessons
Scale of Mental Illness
Psychiatric ward
Community outreach clinic
Experiences & Lessons
Suffering is greater than their illness alone…
A Need for Advocacy• Mental illness a low priority• A need for mentally ill people to speak out
Experiences & Lessons
Self Help Groups
Vision of Advocacy Group
District AssociationsSelf-help groups National Association
Dissemination
We CountCollection of Life Stories of mentally ill people in our Africa programmes
Essential SkillsManual for health professional to safely diagnose and treat mental
illness
Life story work in IndiaCollection of Life Stories of mentally ill people from our global programmes with focus on ‘Access to Treatment’
Dissemination
The BasicNeeds website is for fundraising and promotional purposes.www.basicneeds.org
The BasicNeeds e-journal: brings information about mentally ill people and their situation the world over.www.mentahealthanddevelopment.org
www.basicneeds.org