About IPT-SSA
Welcome to the IPT- Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter –Located in Kenya
Mission Statement
To improve lives of fellow Africans and provide support to mental health specialists, health workers, researchers and community members in the continent through applying, testing and promoting IPT.
Overview of IPT-SSA
We are an informal emerging group with an interest in forming IPT-SSA chapter which is a non-profit making organization with a view to expand delivery of mental health interventions. Therefore the chapter will be named IPT-Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter (IPT-SSA Chapter) to accommodate all members interested in IPT within the region.
IPT-SSA chapter will focus on research, advocacy, training and dissemination of IPT as an evidenced psychological intervention which can be scaled up to cover for shortage of trained mental health specialists. Activities will include trainings in WHO, (2016) recommended IPT manual, sharing research experiences and capacity building efforts. We also target to disseminate new knowledge on adaptation of IPT to different cultural settings across SSA. The awareness on IPT which is to be advanced by the chapter will help fill the gap in delivery of mental health services to the underserved population.