Chris Underhill Founder Director, BasicNeeds 28 June 2010 London School of Economics Health, Community and Development Research Group Mental health and.

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Chris Underhill Founder Director, BasicNeeds 28 June 2010 London School of Economics Health, Community and Development Research Group Mental health and development: The BasicNeeds approach

Our Purpose

Where we work Map Ghana Uganda 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

5. Management

78,036 cumulative 33,915 current Individual UsersSelf-Help Groups 18,483 members 659 groups Achievements

BasicNeeds Ghana Since ,400 current participants Coverage: 4 of 8 regions Spotlight National user movement 269 user groups 10,000 members 59% women Self-help group participant, Northern Ghana

BasicNeeds Sri Lanka Since ,100 current participants Coverage: 8 of 25 districts Spotlight Community worker network 1,912 CWs 83% women Siriyawathi speaking publicly about her mental illness

BasicNeeds Tanzania Since ,526 participants Coverage: 2 of 26 regions Spotlight Working with child carers and vulnerable children Kelvin preparing a coffee table at Lupaso vocational training

BasicNeeds Uganda Since ,505 participants Coverage: 8 of 97 districts Spotlight Influencing mental health policy by drafting: policy law strategy Christina Ntulo, Programme Manager

BasicNeeds Kenya Since ,443 participants Coverage: 10 of 69 districts Spotlight working in prisons and in post-electoral violence Jacqueline Ahiro, January 2008

BasicNeeds Lao PDR Since participants Coverage: 1 of 19 provinces Spotlight Special relationship with government Starting from a low base Chantharavady Choulamany, Programme Manager

What’s new 1 Reach 2 Influenc e 3 Rights 4 Sustain ability A new strategy 1 Reach 2 Influence 3 Rights 4 Sustain ability 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

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