Thinkwell
For The Mental Health Practice Program
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/11/2022
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Term18 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
Thinkwell will use Hewlett's $100,000 in seed funding to support the establishment of a mental health practice within the organization. Seed funding will support intensive design and scoping work over an 18-month period. Mental Health in Africa is significantly underresourced and underappreciated. And yet, mental disorders in Africa and around the world have profound negative impacts on health outcomes, economic productivity, and development. The incidence of mental disorders (depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc.) affects tens of millions of people in Africa, and the COVID pandemic has increased the incidence of mental disorders even further. This seed funding will help Thinkwell, an important and innovative health systems and health financing organization, to enter the space, develop their mental health strategy, and eventually crowd in additional financing from other donors and the private sector and philanthropic organizations.
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for the Mental Health Practice program
Thinkwell will use Hewlett's $100,000 in seed funding to support the establishment of a mental health practice within the organization. Seed funding will support intensive design and scoping work over an 18-month period. Mental Health in Africa is significantly underresourced and underappreciated. And yet, mental disorders in Africa and around the world have profound negative impacts on health outcomes, economic productivity, and development. The incidence of mental disorders (depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, etc.) affects tens of millions of people in Africa, and the COVID pandemic has increased the incidence of mental disorders even further. This seed funding will help Thinkwell, an important and innovative health systems and health financing organization, to enter the space, develop their mental health strategy, and eventually crowd in additional financing from other donors and the private sector and philanthropic organizations.
