village health teamsIn 2008, the local nongovernmental organisation TPO Uganda and the Uganda Ministry of Health began a project aimed of improving the availability of mental health services in three districts in Northern Uganda. The project consisted of: 1) training of general health workers ...
(Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) & World Health Organization (WHO), 2016). However, while individuals with mental disorders have traditionally been regarded as vulnerable on account of their being at increased risk of harm or exploitation, due to the perception ...
The training was formulated through collaboration with many different expert groups who provided inputs at every stage of their development, including mental health professionals, people with lived experience, human rights experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), organisations of persons with ...
This chapter situates Uganda in transnational and international discussions on the organisation of mental health care in developing countries during the 1960s and 1970s. It highlights the power of collective experience during a moment of increased mobili
(FBO) is more widely used in the academic literature and humanitarian practice. However, FIO is more inclusive of the variety of ways that faith influenced and continues to inspire certain humanitarian organisations. Accordingly, the term FIO is a broad category. It encompasses a wide range of ...
By signing the 5% Pledge you will redefine your relationship with your employees and help shape the future of mental health at work. What are the benefits of taking the Pledge? The outcomes will vary from business to business, however organisations may benefit by seeing an improvement in attenda...
Finally, we provide programs for organisations to assist them to promote positive mental health in the workplace and to reduce the impact that mental illnesses and negative job and corporate stress have on their workforce. At the present time, the IMH conducts most of its educational and training...
To assess the effectiveness of delivery by primary workers of interventions for the promotion of mental health and universal prevention, and for the selective and indicated prevention of mental disorders or symptoms of mental illness in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). To examine the imp...
Craig Morgan7, Noeline Nakasujja6, Alina Sabitova1,8, Stephen Sandford4, Nelson Sewankambo6 and José Miguel Uribe Restrepo2 Abstract Background: Global mental health is a widely used term describing initiatives in policies, research and practice to improve the mental health of people worldwide....
in mental healthcare organisations is and why. This understanding is needed to help provide practical support to leaders in their QI investment/disinvestment decision-making processes. This is important as quality of care and cost of care are central to the goals of both healthcare provision and ...