Looking Beyond Mental Health Disorders

Through GHAF’s provision of free access to mental health support services, we focus on the social determinants of mental health to look beyond disorder, illness, or disease in order for us to see the whole person. Our services aim at getting to the core of complex challenges to help people suffering from mental health issues transition out of situations of disadvantage with empowering and sustainable solutions tailored to individual needs. Whether an individual’s mental health issues are caused or aggravated by poverty, unemployment, bankruptcy, domestic violence, neglect, abandonment, disability, illness, persecution, discrimination, harassment, natural disaster, or accident, GHAF can help people overcome these challenges. By providing individuals the means to conquer adversity, we can help them live happier, safer, healthier, fuller, and more meaningful lives.

We here at GHAF respect, uphold, and protect the rights of all individuals regardless of the state of their mental health. We strongly believe that everyone has the fundamental rights to life, food, shelter, health, education, and freedom of choice. At the same time, all individuals dealing with psychological issues have the right to access the best available mental healthcare services. All people with mental illnesses have the right to be treated with humanity and respect as well as the right to protection from physical, emotional, psychological, economic, or other types of abuse or mistreatment. Likewise, all people who are being treated with mental health issues have the right to social inclusion and community participation. GHAF recognises, advocates, and defends all these rights and endeavours to provide individuals with the best support they require to meet all their needs no matter what they may be.