Edited by: Laura Davidson Purchase the book on: Routledge Book Description Mental health has always been a low priority worldwide. Yet more than 650 million people are estimated to meet diagnostic criteria for common mental disorders…

Mental illness too often leads to isolation and financial and social struggles. Life with a mental health issue becomes even more difficult when services and support are not readily accessible. Viet Nam faces many of…

In October 2014, Two Focusing Philanthropy staff members spent two days in Hue, Vietnam with the BasicNeeds team. Day 1 consisted of a field trip to see patients, caretakers, and Women’s Union volunteers. Day 2…

Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations Published In: Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, v. 28, no. 3, 2014, p. 156-167 In this article, we discuss the Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program…

1.5M US$ funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies: It is a 4 years project (started in March 2011) with Thua Thien Hue Department of Health (TTH DoH), Hue Psychiatric hospital and Women Union (WU) as key…