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M(H)IND – Mental Health INtegrated Development

South Sudan

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

South Sudan


Location

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€ 3,595,750
Committed
€ 2,157,450
Used

Description

The initiative titled M(H)IND [Mental Health INtegrated Development] aims at contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal no. 3, in regard to its Mental Health component (Overall Objective). This takes place through the significant improvement of the mental health status and the psychological resilience among the target population (individuals suffering from psychological, neurological, and psychiatric conditions), both in the short and in the medium-to-long term, thanks to the fight of stigma, to dedicated community-based and clinical services as well to the availability of competent social and health personnel (Specific Objective). The project is carried out by Amref Health Africa, in partnership with Caritas, BBC Media Action and the University of Verona, over a period of three years. It falls into the framework of the larger mhGAP program, led by the World Health Organization (WHO) at global level, aimed at bridging the treatment gap of mental health conditions which characterizes various parts of the planet. This gap is particularly wide in fragile and post-conflict contests, such as South Sudan: the youngest nation in the world records the 4th highest suicide rate in the continent and sees a fifth of its population wither suffering or being at risk of developing psychological or psychiatric ailments. In this country the M(H)IND project represents the first initiative exclusively dedicated to the expansion of mental health services to the community, primary and secondary levels, to be fully integrated into the local health delivery system as per the vision of the Ministry of Health of South Sudan. The needs assessment carried out in 7 counties of intervention highlighted a series of problems affecting this context, after decades of conflict and instability, such as the widespread exposure and experience to phenomena of violence and deprivation, the low degree of awareness around mental health, the lack of services and personnel able to identify and treat mental health conditions, and the limited availability of information and strategic direction in this field, at institutional level. The initiative addresses the needs deriving from the above-mentioned problems by means of an integrated, multidimensional, cross-cutting approach which takes into due consideration the country’s constraints; it thus capitalizes on existing, sustainable, and fully functioning community programs and public healthcare facilities. The intervention logic foresees the achievement of three results, in the pursuit of the Specific Objective, in line with WHO recommendations pertaining to the organization of mental health care: individuals and communities; primary and secondary healthcare facilities; policy level. The first result envisions that individuals and communities can identify, refer, prevent, and provide essential care for psychological, neurological, and psychiatric conditions by the end of the project period. This is achieved through: awareness campaigns on mental health recurring to Social null Change Communication, a methodology widely tested by BBC Media Action; the training and deployment of hundreds of Boma Health Workers linked to the Boma Health Initiative of the Ministry of Health; the training and deployment of parish-based volunteers engaged by Caritas South Sudan and / or the respective dioceses for the provision of socioeconomic and psychosocial support. The latter is offered by adopting an innovative methodology for the reduction of the psychological discomfort named “Self Help Plus” (SH+), recently introduced in South Sudan, scientifically validated, and promoted by the WHO in areas characterized by severe lack of qualified social and health personnel. read more close
Year Committed Used
2022 € 3,595,750 € 2,157,450

Agency

Type Name Channel code
Government AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development 11000

Channel reported

Type Name Channel code
International NGO AMREF HEALTH AFRICA ONG/ON 21045

Project data

  • IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-012590-07-0
  • CRS Activity identifier2022000306
  • AID012590/07/0
  • Planned start 2022/07/01
  • Planned End 2025/06/30
  • Actual start 2022/11/10
  • Actual end -
  • Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
  • Status Implementation
  • Tied status Tied

Sectors

  • 12340 - Promotion of mental health and well-being 100.0%

Policy markers

  • Gender Equality not targeted
  • Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
  • Disability significant objective
  • Nutrition not targeted
  • Aid to Environment not targeted
  • Participatory Development/Good Governance not targeted
  • Trade Development not targeted
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity not targeted
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation not targeted
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation not targeted
  • Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted
  • Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

  • 3.4 - By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
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