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Tap Elderly Women's Wisdom for Youth

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Together We Are Strong, To Inspire & To Achieve

Together We Are Strong, To Inspire & To AchieveTogether We Are Strong, To Inspire & To Achieve
TEWWY leadership, counselors, strategic partners, and BTS ARMY

Our Theory of Change

Elderly wisdom meets the mental health Gap Action Program

TEWWY's mental health intervention programs adapt WHO's mental health Gap Action Program (mhGAP). mhGAP offers evidence-based intervention guidelines designed to promote mental health in low- and middle-income countries. 


Our goal is to reduce and prevent suicides by providing evidence-based psychosocial interventions. We achieve this by building social support systems and strengthening community linkages with public health care pathways. Collaboratively, we create safe spaces so that under-resourced and marginalized communities have accessible mental health care. We advocate for policy change and budget to integrate mental health interventions into the community and social services.


Program participants learn, grow, and heal along three pathways, representing the journey they take in our programs. TEWWY believes that all three pathways: civic-mindedness, integrated mental health care, and wellness and economic empowerment, are necessary for good mental health. Elderly women, youth, and marginalized communities need to develop as change-makers of communities—as nonspecialist health care providers, as residents of a community, and as citizens of the world.


The pathways culminate in three long-term outcomes: Wisdom&Wellness® Communities are trained in providing evidence-based psychosocial interventions, are empowered with marketable skills, and are engaged citizens. If these long-term outcomes are achieved, we will have made an important contribution to achieving our ultimate vision of reducing and preventing suicides in Tanzanian communities.

Resources

mhGAP intervention guide for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in non-specialized health settings: mental

health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) – version 2.0. World Health Organization - Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO

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The Problem

Increased Suicides

1 in every 100 deaths was by suicide, with an estimated 703,000 people dying by suicide worldwide each year (WHO, 2021). Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults (10-14 and 25-34); and the third among youth (15-24) (CDC, 2022).

Mental Health Treatment Gap

The treatment gap exceeds 90% in many low- and middle-income countries. Left untreated, depression can lead to co-morbid mental disorders (eg. alcohol and substance abuse), higher rates of suicide, and recurrent episodes. At least 90% of people who have died by suicide have suffered from mental disorders (NIH, 2018).

Intergenerational Gap

There is a lack of inclusion and engagement of the elderly population due to social arrangements that are unsuited for addressing the aging population's concerns (UDSM, 2022).

Violation of Human Rights

People with mental, neurological, and substance use disorders suffer stigma, discrimination, and systemic denial of their basic human rights (NIH, 2020).

Economic Development

The mental health treatment gap affects the country's economic development through lost productivity, low participation in labor, and increased expenditure on health and social welfare. It is estimated that untreated mental, neurological, and substance use conditions account for more than 10 billion days of lost work annually – the equivalent of US$1 trillion per year (WHO, 2018).

Free Mental Health Services

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

  • Interpersonal Counseling (IPC)  & Group Talk Therapy
  • Advocacy & Awareness Raising
  • Life Skills Building


MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

  • Specialist & Hospital Referrals
  • Community Services  Referrals
  • Psychoeducation

WELLNESS & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

WELLNESS & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

WELLNESS & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

  • Vocational Skills Training
  • Business Coaching & Mentorship
  • Physical Exercise, Mind-body Practices, and Nutrition

SURVEY RESEARCH

WELLNESS & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

WELLNESS & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

  • Participatory Action Research
  • Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
  • Data Analysis & Reporting


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