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Showing posts with label GMH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GMH. Show all posts
Sunday, 26 September 2021
Humanity Care: UPGs and SDGs 16
Saturday, 2 March 2019
Humanity Care: UPGs and SDGs 3
Wellbeing for All
.A New Paradigm to Guide and Goad Us
.A New Paradigm to Guide and Goad Us
This is a webinar was done on 29
November 2018 (we presented). It was organized by the Lausanne Movement’s Global Mental Health and Trauma Network. Click the title above to access the powerrpoint and
notes (notes are under the slides). To watch the webinar, click HERE--available
1 March 2019).
Example--Slide 2
This webinar focuses on Global Mental Health (GMH)
and its relevance for the Church-Mission Community (CMC)—and vice versa.
Foundational for our discussion is exploring how “we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
for good works, which God ordained beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10
We
overview GMH and its influence as a new paradigm, a growing movement, and a
core part of the world community’s major efforts to realize sustainable
development and wellbeing for all. We then highlight 10 areas for GMH-CMC
engagement.
GMH-CMC
engagement is a major strategic and largely overlooked opportunity for “mental
health as mission” (mhM). Many among the hundreds of million
people currently suffering from mental, neurological, or substance use
conditions reside in low-resource countries--including being part of people
groups and/or in settings of conflict/calamity with limited or no access to
both the Christian message and effective treatments.
What are we waiting for?!
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Opening remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN General Assembly’s High-level Meeting on Sustaining Peace,
24 April 2018
24 April 2018
“We must recognize that in some fundamental
ways, our world is going backwards. More countries are experiencing violent
conflict than at any time in nearly three decades. Record numbers of civilians
are being killed or injured by explosive weapons in urban areas. Record numbers
of people are on the move, displaced by violence, war and persecution. We see
horrific violations of human rights, and rising nationalism, racism and
xenophobia. Inequalities are increasing; whole regions, countries and
communities can find themselves isolated from progress and left behind by
growth. Women and girls face discrimination of all kinds. These are all
indications that we need greater unity and courage – to ease the fears of the
people we serve; to set the world on track to a better future; and to lay the
foundations of sustainable peace and development.”
Friday, 31 July 2015
Global Integrators--14
GI Corelitions
The link below is
for a proposed type of corelition called a net-hub to be based in Geneva and focusing on GMH. It gives an idea (one of many!) of what a corelition could
look like. The two-page proposal also includes a diagram emphasizing networking and developing GMH along with four primary services-products: Consulting, Advocacy, Research, and Training (CART).
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnbWhtYXB8Z3g6NjAyNTRlODczNzVhMmJkZQ
Corelitions from our vantage point would emphasize: a) providing and developing relevant products (services, resources) that benefit some of the most vulnerable people and planet areas; b) building mutually supportive personal-professional relationships; c) promoting personal and organizational integrity and clear, guiding values; d) staying current with context developments (e.g., global issues) as well as the core developments in the area of focus (for an example of this see our June 2015 article on staying current with GMH in Psychology International--it is organized into context resources and core resources: http://www.apa.org/international/pi/2015/06/mental-health-tracking.aspx).
Finally, it would be great to see a special corelition emerge (i.e. intentionally formed) that is devoted to the four GI emphases mentioned in the previous paragraph. It could also offer consultancy, advocacy, research, and training (CART). This type of corelition indeed is what is envisioned in the identical paragraphs that introduce each of the entries on Global Integrators.
We think that
the time is coming for a diversity of colleagues to come together
intentionally, visibly, and practically on behalf of global integration (GI).
GI put simply is how we skillfully integrate our lives and values on behalf of
the issues facing humanity. Likewise we think that the time is coming for
colleagues to carefully reflect and act on what it means to
be good global learners-practitioners--to seriously consider
what it means to be what we are calling global integrators (GI-People).
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We are still feeling our way through the GI terrain, especially considering how to further mainstream it and develop it...
Global
Integration (GI), as we envision it, is a framework for connecting relationally
and contributing relevantly on behalf of people and our planet. This framework
includes things like:
--a mentality
that influences how we live our lives
--values that
guide and goad our work
--practices resulting
in deliverable products
--people who are
learners-practitioners (global integrators).
GI is thus not an entity per se nor an organization. Rather, as a framework that shapes and supports "the future we want to build and the people we need to be." We think it would be great to see GI continue to take root "in the trenches, the towers, and everything in-between."
We also think it would be good to form a variety of GI corelitons (noting that broadly speaking, many exist already in one way or another already). A corelition is a core group of colleagues and a coalition of organizations (or groups) committed to the wellbeing of people and the planet. The members could reside within or cut across countries, disciplines, sectors, associations, etc. The corelition would be highly relational, a platform for mutual support, mutual development, joint projects, and as a tangible rallying point pursuing the emphases of the corelition itself and its members. There could thus be a variety of corelitions with special foci, as in the proposal below focusing on global mental health (GMH).
We also think it would be good to form a variety of GI corelitons (noting that broadly speaking, many exist already in one way or another already). A corelition is a core group of colleagues and a coalition of organizations (or groups) committed to the wellbeing of people and the planet. The members could reside within or cut across countries, disciplines, sectors, associations, etc. The corelition would be highly relational, a platform for mutual support, mutual development, joint projects, and as a tangible rallying point pursuing the emphases of the corelition itself and its members. There could thus be a variety of corelitions with special foci, as in the proposal below focusing on global mental health (GMH).
Corelitions from our vantage point would emphasize: a) providing and developing relevant products (services, resources) that benefit some of the most vulnerable people and planet areas; b) building mutually supportive personal-professional relationships; c) promoting personal and organizational integrity and clear, guiding values; d) staying current with context developments (e.g., global issues) as well as the core developments in the area of focus (for an example of this see our June 2015 article on staying current with GMH in Psychology International--it is organized into context resources and core resources: http://www.apa.org/international/pi/2015/06/mental-health-tracking.aspx).
Finally, it would be great to see a special corelition emerge (i.e. intentionally formed) that is devoted to the four GI emphases mentioned in the previous paragraph. It could also offer consultancy, advocacy, research, and training (CART). This type of corelition indeed is what is envisioned in the identical paragraphs that introduce each of the entries on Global Integrators.
Friday, 16 January 2015
Global Integrators--1
Background and Overview
Globalntegration for Global Integtators
Globalntegration for Global Integtators
Hi from Kelly and Michele
We think that the time is coming for a diversity of colleagues to come together intentionally, visibly, and practically on behalf of global integration (GI). GI put simply is how we skillfully integrate our lives and values on behalf of the issues facing humanity. Likewise we think that the time is coming for colleagues to carefully reflect and act on what it means to be good global learners-practitioners--to seriously consider what it means to be what we are calling global integrators (GI-People).
A Bit of Background
In the early 1990s we sent out some serious calls for colleagues in the member care-mission community (via conferences, consultations, articles, books, and personal emails) to develop a "macro" model for member care, which included a proposed agenda for greater coordinated, international involvement with an emphasis on supporting personnel/organizations focusing on unreached people groups. The results from these and many other efforts over the years have been significant, as people from many countries, disciplines, and backgrounds have come together to further provide and develop member care resources within our maturing, growing field.
In our 2013 edited book on global member care (volume 2--Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity) we encouraged colleagues to grow deeply and to go broadly into new sectors on behalf of both the mission/aid community and humanity in general. The practice of crossing sectors was presented as being the next crucial developmental process-phase for the member care field. This series of entries on global integrators takes the "crossing sectors for serving humanity" emphasis further by calling us to engage with a strategic framework that is highly relevant for global practice in member care and beyond--global integration. It is a pre-summons, yet nonetheless part of the historic flow of summons and strategic developmental shifts in member care that we have been privileged to help shape and support along with many others.
Three ways to further clarify what we have envisioned for global integrators is first, to have a look at our expanded purpose statement for Member Care Associates (see below). A second way is through the visionary statement for global integration that we use at the end of our recent power point presentations (see below). A third way is to review the core information on global integration on our website, much of which is still in its early stages of conceptualization and which includes a link to several power points and previous weblog entries on global integration (www.membercareassociates.org).
Global Integration (GI) is a framework, embedded within the missio Dei, for actively integrating our lives (connecting and contributing) with global realities (addressing the major issues facing humanity and promoting wellbeing) in light of our core values (e.g., ethical imperatives, commitment to humanity, God’s glory). As part of our commitment to GI, our main work continues to be
providing and developing supportive resources for workers and
sending groups within the mission community as well as the overlapping humanitarian and development sectors. GI is especially
important in view of the major global efforts to develop and implement the United Nation’s Post 2015 Development Agenda. Some of the
main emphases and resources we offer to support GI are via global member
care (e.g., the Member Care Associates
website and the
recent book Crossing Sectors for Serving Humanity) and global mental health (e.g., the GMH-Map website and the
recent article on GMH: Strategies for
Staying Updated in Psychology
International). Our international work as psychologists is based in
Geneva. It includes regular interactions with personnel/events in the United
Nations, World Health Organization, and international NGOs—and hence materials,
perspectives, and cutting edge news that we can share with colleagues. We think
that one of the greatest opportunities currently for further developing GI is
organizing a new coalition(s) of colleagues committed to/involved in GI (global
integrators).
Staying the Course in GI--Encouragement for Global Integrators
(including a medley of quotes that we really like)
"Persevere
as you pursue areas that you are passionate about and stretch yourself into new
areas of interest as part of life-long learning. As in most human
enterprises, there can be political agendas, power dynamics, territoriality, and
dysfunctional behaviors to navigate” (O’Donnell, 2012, p. 201). Keep in the forefront the opportunities for
“selfless moral struggle” in partnering with others (Patel et al. 2011, p. 90)
and the “duty and choice to risk your own rights and well-being” on behalf of
fellow humans (O’Donnell, 2011, p. 187). “Embrace lifestyles that reflect
commitments to equality, justice, and wellbeing for all” (O’Donnell, 2012, p.
201). Develop your personal character
and professional competence as a responsible global citizen committed to
“seeing reality clearly… [including] physical and mental suffering due to human
cruelty… [without giving up]
our dream for a more loving and peaceful humanity”
(Mollica, 2013, p.15). Connect with a supportive caravan of colleagues for
your Global Integration journey in the service of humanity. Remember that in all you do and in whatever comes your way, “your task is to be
true, not popular” (Luke 6:26, The Message).
Friday, 31 August 2012
MC and Global Health--8
Home Coming
Back home in our garden in France
--and in member care--
after travels in the Global Health domain.
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.
(JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit)
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In these entries we’ve explored some of the concepts,
challenges, and practices of global health (GH) and GH's relevance for member
care and mission. It is just a start for us and hopeuflly others will take GH further, sharing how GH is and can be actively part of mission and member care.
.
Central to GH are the notions of equity and quality care for
all. Our exploration has taken us to places all over the world via articles,
web sites, short video docs, and analyses about issues and opportunities. We
highlighted vulnerable populations, coordinated efforts, and further integrating
both physical and mental health into the work of mission/aid. Health
statistics, democratizing GH, and preventing sexual exploitation/abuse were also
specifically addressed. Global mental health (GMH) was especially emphasized and a crucial part of what we called mhM--mental health as/is misson.
.
We advocate for a broader vision and a new phase
for member care, in keeping with the challenges and opportunities facing
humanity.
.
We encourage maintaining the focus of the MC core while expanding the
function of the MC corps (i.e. emphasizing
wellbeing/effectiveness for mission/aid workers vs pursuing skills/involvement for
GH/GMH).
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Reflection and Discussion
Can we develop a consensually-derived
global framework (agenda) for member care, even as there have been global frameworks
within the health and mission domains?
Could
a Global Summit be set up to pursue this framework, including a diversity of people interacting
before, during, and after such a Summit?
Here are some examples of
frameworks/agendas to stimulate our thinking and inform our actions.
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Global
Health
**A
Framework Convention on Global Health: Health for All, Justice for AllJournal of the American Medical Association (16 May 2012)
**One Health Summit 2012: One Health, One Planet, One Future
Global Risk Forum (human, animal, environmental health, agriculture, food safety/security)
.
Global
Mission
**Missiometrics 2008:
Reality Checks for Christian World CommunionsInternational Bulletin of Mission Research (January 2008, see line 79 in summary chart; for 2012 statistics: click here)
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Member Care
**An Agenda for
Member Care in Frontier Missions International Journal of Frontier Missions (July 1992)
**Global Treasures for a Global Field (resources and directions)
Member Care in India: Ministry Call to Home Call (MUT, 2012)
(initial version in Momentum May/June 2006, pp.49-52)
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
MC and Global Health—7
Mental
Health IS Mission
As early career psychologists, we headed into mission/aid work 25 years ago.
This 1987 photo is from a special farewell party in Los Angeles with friends.
We have grown deeply and broadly and so has the member care field!
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"The Christian
mission requires that we meet basic human needs for education, food, water,
medicine, justice, and peace. As is evident in the Apostle John’s assertion
that Jesus was sent to “destroy the works of the devil” (I John 3: 8), our
mission is to continue his earthly mission by undertaking the kind of organized
research and enterprises that combat evil in all its forms—violence, injustice,
poverty, environmental exploitation, drug trafficking, and disease… All of this
is to the ultimate glory of our good and gracious Creator and Redeemer God." David Hesselgrave,
describing the essence of Dr. Ralph Winter’s “kingdom mission.” Evangelical Missions Quarterly, (Volume
46, April 2010; p. 196).
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To “meet basic human needs” and to “combat evil
in all its forms” also includes combating the causes and results of human
suffering, such as mental ill-health and disease. In this regard, connecting and
contributing to the global health domain (GH) is an important opportunity for the
member care field even as it has been for parts of the mission/aid sector. Global
mental health (GMH) is particularly relevant,
as we have seen in these entries.
.
.
Mental health (MH) fits solidly into the scope
of “mission.”
It is not just a means to a “greater” spiritual end.
It is not just a bi-product of mission.
It is a core part of mission.
MH is mission (mhM).
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“The global burden of
disease attributable to mental, neurological, and substance use disorders is
expected to rise from 12.3% in 2000 to 14.7% in 2020 (1). This rise will be particularly
sharp in developing countries. Research has documented the socioeconomic determinants
of many disorders, the profound impact on the lives of those affected and their
families, and the lack of appropriate care in developing countries. The enormous
gap between mental health needs and the services in developing countries has
been documented in international reports, culminating in the World Health Report 2001
(2).
This evidence has increased the profile of international mental health, but
action still remains limited. With every new public health challenge, mental
health is once more relegated to the background. We argue that moral arguments
are just as important as evidence to make the case for mental health
intervention. At the center of these moral arguments is the need to reclaim the
place of mental health at the heart of international public health.” (Beyond
Evidence: The Moral Case for International Mental Health; Patel, Saraceno,
Kleinman, American Journal of Psychiatry,
138:8, August 2006, pp. 1312-1315)
.
1. Further develop MH awareness/skills
for:
**mission/aid workers **member care workers
**health care workers
**the people and communities that are the focus of mission/aid and health care workers
(including vulnerable populations: the poor, those with minimal access to health resources, settings of conflict/calamity)
.
Some resources:
**Mental Health
First Aid (12 hour course)(Links for Training in 15 Countries)
**Psychological First Aid: A Guide for Field Workers
(World Health Organisation, World Vision International, War Trauma Foundation)
**Community-Based Psychosocial Support: A Training Kit
(International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)
**Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care: A Global Perspective
(World Health Organisation and World Organisation of Family Doctors)
(Vikram Patel)
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2. Encourage mental health professionals and
students to find relevant ways to connect and contribute to global MH.
.
Some resources:
**A Resource Map for Connecting and Contributing (short
article: July 2011)**Finding Your Niches and Networks (short article: March 2012)
**A Resource Primer for Exploring the Domain (journal article: July 2012)
**GMH-Map website: A global map for a global movement
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Finally, and for some stats and real-life examples: Watch the short overview video about global mental health from the World Health Organisation’s “Mental Health Gap Action Programme.”
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Reflection and Discussion
**Christian mission keeps the person
and message of Christ central. Respond to this assertion in terms of the MH perspectives
shared in this entry..
**How could people in your settings including yourself further develop MH awareness and skills? How feasible is this?
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