PEER SUPPORT WORK

We offer collaborative and continued research and development in mental health, involving service users and peer support work

Community mental health services are not well established in Uganda due to the lack of qualified staff. This is a contributing factor to the gap in knowledge about mental health in the communities

We explore the integration of Peer Support Workers (PSWs), who are defined as people with a lived experience in mental health and have accepted to openly share their experiences for the benefit of others who are still stricken under the power of self-stigma and poverty.

They are to be integrated in the government health sector to bridge the gap in human resource (staffing shortages through co-production in these low income countries and to tap or benchmark their enriched experience as a tool for recovery).

It is this experience of PSWs that shall empower and inspire those service users who are still reserved about their mental health status to realize that recovery is possible and can become productive.

MEMBERS

1000

PREVALENCE

14M

PEER SUPPORT WORKERS

200

RECOVERIES

5000

OUR OBJECTIVES

We cover the deficit in community mental health, provide care and support, carry out mental health outreaches taking services to lower grade health centers and communities

COMMUNITY

70%

CAPACITY

90%

SERVICE USERS

80%

INTEGRITY

Adherence to sound moral and ethical principles, character and and values, through conduct in the work environment ; honesty, gratitude for others

SOLIDARTY

Awareness of our shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity in our groups

RESPECT

Accepting somebody for who they are, even when they're different from you or you don't agree with them, builds trust, safety, and wellbeing

INNOVATIVENESS

Using our skills and imagination to introducing new ideas, doing things differently, embracing ideas and creating an environment, tools and resources to push boundaries and challenge the status quo

DIGNITY

Belief that all people hold a special value that's tied solely to their humanity. It has nothing to do with their class, race, gender, religion, abilities, or any other factor

ACCOUNTABILITY

Taking the obligation and willingness to accept responsibility, while remaining focused on achieving the goals and tasks