StrongMinds
Depression is the number one cause of disability among African women, and when moms suffer, kids do too.
The Idea
Group Lay-Psychoherapy
Total Investment
2450000
Grants
0
Equity/SAFE
0
Debt/Convertible Debt
Funded Since
2014
Geography
Sector
Structure
The Mission
Get women out of depression.
How It Works
StrongMinds trains lay people to deliver group therapy for depression. The patients are identified with simple screening tools, and the providers are recruited from local communities. The content is based on cognitive behavioral therapy principles and is delivered through six one-hour weekly sessions.
The Dream
Every African has access to StrongMinds’ group talk therapy for free, subsidized by national health services.
Why We're In
Lay psychotherapy represents a revolution in mental health care on a continent with very few mental health professionals. 75% of StrongMinds’ clients get out of depression and stay out for at least a year, at a cost of $17—and they believe they can get it cheaper. They made big strides to embed their model in existing government health systems to unlock their path to scale.
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