Expected Outputs
Results include evidence of empowered and strengthened communities steering up comprehensive human rights of users and survivors in the mental health system. At the policy level this will result in increased responsibility and obligation to protect mental health users and survivors. Furthermore outcomes expected are the greater acceptance, respect and understanding of mental health.
It is also expected that the following results will be realized:
- There will be evidence of respect and understanding of mental health.
- Enhanced capacity of the mental health users and survivors to make sound and informed decisions.
- There will be increased participatory approach to sustainable development programs.
- Evidence of increased number of users and survivors accessing treatment at the community level.
- Change of lifestyle and attitude of the community towards mental health users and survivors.
- There will be established community based rehabilitation centers for reforming the mental health system.
- Increased community based advocacy and awareness campaigns.
- Evidence of increased group cohesion.
- Placing mental health on government health reform agenda.
- Formulation and improvement of mental health policies and practices of government and mental health institutions.
- Change in laws, legislations and government regulations as relates to mental health in Kenya.
- Improvement in promotion of mental health and the intervention psychosocial disabilities at the community level.
- The protection and promotion of the human rights and interests of persons with psychosocial disabilities and their families.
- Improvement in mental health services, treatment and care.
- Changed perception of people with psychosocial challenges.
- Evidence of informed decision about treatment and other matters in the lives of users and survivors of the Kenya mental health system.
