The CBM/BasicNeeds Self-Advocacy Tool Kit for Mental Health Service Users

The CBM/BasicNeeds Self-Advocacy Tool Kit for Mental Health Service Users

2015

This self advocacy toolkit for persons with mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders, developed by Basic Needs and CBM, is the end product of an action research intervention that tracked and documented processes for Self Advocacy in low resourced communities of Uganda. This toolkit presents simple and easy to apply principals and is a replica of good practices identified in the Consumer empowerment project implemented by BasicNeeds UK in Uganda between April 2005 and March 2008.

Details

Type
Policy and advocacy
Also available in
  • This resource is also available for download in Cross Cutting Component 1 ‘Advocate, Coordinate & Network' of International Medical Corps’ “Mental Health Integration Toolkit”. The Toolkit aims to increase the understanding of integrated mental health programs in humanitarian settings, and provides valuable guidance for better resource allocation and implementation of the steps and components of Mental Health Integration.

Approach(es)
Empowerment and service user involvement
Disorder(s)
All mental health conditions
Setting(s)
Community