Mental Health Uganda Lira Association
Affiliation:
Member type:
Practitioner/Implementer
Researcher
Service User Representative/Advocate
Brief Biography:
The purpose of founding the Mental Health Uganda Lira Association is to address the plight of mental health survivors in the families and host communities of Lango sub region by providing rights based actions with objective to address and reverse the effects of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), sexual abuse, social anxiety, psycho-social illnesses, wounds and scars encountered by survivors in their lifetime.
Regions of interest:
Africa
Population:
Children and adolescents
Humanitarian and conflict health
Communicable diseases (e.g. HIV/AIDS, TB)
Disability
Disorders of interest:
Epilepsy/seizures
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Self-harm/suicide
Dementia and other neurocognitive disorders
Country:
Uganda
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