Peter C. Alderman Foundation
https://healthright.org/global-mental-health/
According to the World Health Organization, more people in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental health concerns than from HIV/AIDS and TB combined. Mental health concerns are a major factor in the ability of communities to rebound from violence and conflict. Mental health and its consequences often cause a downward spiral. People affected by conflict may have survived the unspeakable horrors of...
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https://healthright.org/global-mental-health/
According to the World Health Organization, more people in Sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental health concerns than from HIV/AIDS and TB combined. Mental health concerns are a major factor in the ability of communities to rebound from violence and conflict. Mental health and its consequences often cause a downward spiral. People affected by conflict may have survived the unspeakable horrors of war, but may be left unable to work, care for herself or tend to her family because of psychological distress. In the words of Elizabeth Alderman, “If people don’t care whether they live or die, they won’t put down their bed nets or walk to get potable water. They can’t follow complicated anti-retroviral therapy regimens. And they can’t work or take care of their children.”
The vision of the Peter C. Alderman Program for Global Mental Health is to innovate, implement, and scale transformative mental health and psychosocial care. Our program is grounded in rigorous research and evidence and based on the principle that the best innovations come from local communities. That is why our program is delivered by local health workers and caregivers and operates through partnership with governments, with the goal of community-based lay practitioners providing the majority of care.
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