Why community-driven mental health?
Increasing awareness and treatment are important but not enough to address the global scale of the mental health crisis.
Why community-driven mental health?
Increasing awareness and treatment are important but not enough to address the global scale of the mental health crisis
Globally, mental health services receive only 2.8% of total government health spending. Amplified by systemic injustice and violence, this leads to a disproportionate impact on marginalized communities, where up to 40% of individuals face the risk of experiencing poor mental health.
A world where flourishing is possible for everyone
True collective well-being and liberation can only emerge when we center communities and strengthen mental health at the population level.
At Brio, we partner with community-driven organizations to advance global mental health through collaborative design, training, and resource creation. As positive mental health increases, so does the possibility to change the world around us.
A world where flourishing is possible for everyone
True collective well-being and liberation can only emerge when we center communities and strengthen mental health at the population level.
At Brio, we partner with community-driven organizations to advance global mental health through collaborative design, training, and resource creation. As positive mental health increases, so does the possibility to change the world around us.
Promoting mental health across sectors
Promoting mental health across sectors
Education
Classrooms infused with mental health for both educators and students can offer an environment for lifelong learning and personal growth.
Youth leadership
With positive mental health, young people experience greater agency and possibility to lead the change they want to see— from social innovation to community care to climate justice.
Gender equity
Mental health increases emotional stability and values-driven action, making it possible to shift both individual behaviors and community perspectives on long-held beliefs and practices.
Workforce development
Mental health skills support sustainable employment through improved overall adult learning, productivity, and wellbeing at work.
How do we foster community-led mental health?
How do we foster community-led mental health?
Here’s how we work
Human-centered design
Centering participants’ values and experiences in the creation of locally-driven programs.
Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT)
An adaptable, evidence-based therapeutic framework that helps individuals and communities develop psychological flexibility.
Liberation psychology
Actively dismantling the legacy of internalized and external oppression to experience healing, values-derived action, and collective freedom.
Here’s how we work
Human-centered design
Centering participants’ values and experiences in the creation of locally-driven programs.
Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT)
An adaptable, evidence-based therapeutic framework that helps individuals and communities develop psychological flexibility.
Liberation psychology
Actively dismantling the legacy of internalized and external oppression to experience healing, values-derived action, and collective freedom.