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 UK Head 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 reached n = 54,076
End Results… 10,591 Earning 20,677 Productive Work 20% earning 38% 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 groupsNational Association
Dissemination We Count Collection of Life Stories of mentally ill people in our Africa programmes Essential Skills Manual for health professional to safely diagnose and treat mental illness Life story work in India Collection 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. The BasicNeeds e-journal: brings information about mentally ill people and their situation the world over.