Planned community based services

The following are the structures and procedures we intend to use in pushing forward our community-based services to better target rural areas where we have not been actively engaged.

Personal Development Services

• Support for children with special needs.
• Support for children with challenging behavior.
• Support for children/adults to improve academic performance and retention in school.

Community Psychosocial Support Services

• Counseling.
• Support for individuals facing psychosocial challenges, including initial assessment, hospitalization where applicable, and home care.

Training for Carers and Community Psychosocial Support Workers

1. Carers:

   • Training for individuals caring for people with psychosocial challenges (e.g., husbands, wives, children, parents, co-workers, etc.).
   • Advice and guidance services for the trained carers, such as husbands, wives, children, etc.

   Community Psychosocial Support Workers:

   • Training for existing healthcare workers.
   • Training for NYSC members and other graduates assessed to be able to work in this sector.
   • Training for others assessed to be able to work in this sector.

Advocacy

1. Highlighting challenges faced by people with psychosocial challenges.
2. Liaising with Government and Non-Governmental agencies to improve mental health services.
3. Public enlightenment on the etiology of mental health challenges.