Chris Underhill Founder Director, BasicNeeds 28 June 2010 London School of Economics

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

Thank you

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www.basicneeds.org