Sparks of Care: Recent Episodes
SHM Foundation
Can a single spark of care ignite change? Ember is an initiative by the SHM Foundation that supports community-based mental health initiatives around the world so that they can grow and thrive. These projects are led by teams of incredible people who work tirelessly to create spaces of support, often with slim resources and little recognition. Despite tonnes of challenges they face- what keeps their sparks of care alive? From Kenya to Sri Lanka, you will get to meet these incredible people, and find out what has kept them motivated to care for people, through 'Sparks of Care'. Learn more about our work at https://embermentalhealth.org/
Listening to people who have direct experiences of something is a crucial part of creating effective policies & services. And yet, when it comes to mental health, that’s often not the case. How can we better incorporate lived experience in our discussions of mental health and truly value the voices of experts by experience?
Hear directly from the experts themselves- Eleni Misganaw, founder of Ethiopia-based Mental Health Service Users Association (MHSUA) and Charlene Sunkel, founder of Global Mental Health Peer Network.
How does home feel? A space of comfort, where you can grab books to read, laze on the couch, have conversations over coffee, right? Now imagine being able to access mental health support in such a relaxing space instead of a clinic or hospital! That's Child, Adolescents and Family Services (CAFS), Sri Lanka, providing psychosocial services to families and young people in a non-clinical setting where they feel at home. Listen to the team share their journey so far, and the little moments that make working in the field of mental health challenging, yet so worth it! Connect with them at: https://www.instagram.com/cafs_srilanka
Kickstarting self care camps with dance, a typical day at work, tackling mental health issues himself- Iregi Mwenja, the founder of Psychiatric Disability Organisation (PDO) Kenya, walks us through his journey in delivering mental health care in the first episode. Know more about their work at https://www.pdokenya.org/