The Community Health Charter Initiative brings mental health care into everyday primary care, through trained community health workers.
There are too few specialists, and stigma keeps people silent. So care has to move closer to people, into the places they already trust.
Trained community health workers screen for depression and anxiety, with consent.
Brief psychosocial support, close to home, from trained and supervised workers.
Clear referral pathways connect people to specialist care.
An anonymised dashboard shows where stress is rising, so outreach goes where it is needed.
Three programmes lead our work. Four more grow from them.
Community health workers and clinic staff trained to screen, support and refer people with depression and anxiety, with specialist advice by teleconsultation.
SMS and USSD screening that flags rising stress in a community. Data is anonymised and a person reviews every alert.
Radio, schools and faith leaders, led by people with lived experience.
Psychosocial support built into urban greening, flood response and farmer resilience work.
Counselling, ethics workshops and anonymous reporting for banks, clinics and NGOs.
Local evidence and advocacy to put mental health into national health budgets.
Pilot sites and expert help for teletherapy and digital therapy founders.
We put governance in place before we scale. Full documents are available on request.
A board that meets at least quarterly, two signatories on every payment and an annual external audit.
An anonymous reporting channel, an Integrity Officer and protection from retaliation.
Informed consent, minimal data, a human in the loop on every AI tool and clinical oversight of every service.
Foundations and institutions can fund a programme or a pilot community. Email us for our case for support.
Request our case for supportMinistries, universities, banks, clinics and NGOs: work with us on a pilot or share your expertise.
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