Who We Are & What We Do
Center for PEACE was started to respond to the overwhelming mental health needs in the Gulu region. Our field team comprises of health care professionals with hands-on experience and commendable level of training.
Mission
To scale up mental health awareness campaigns and champion community-based preventive strategies
of mental illnesses across Uganda in order to enhance the public health of the community and restore the dignity and rights of people with mental health challenges through the promotion of inclusive socioeconomic interventions.
Vision
To promote mental wellness in communities across Uganda, reduce the burden associated with mental, neurological and substance abuse disorders, and eliminate the intense and pervasive stigma, discrimination, and human rights violations that typically affect individuals and families supporting someone with a mental disorder.
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Values
CARE
We design and deliver care around the needs of our clients and their caregivers/families. #clientcentered
COMPASSION
We understand what our clients and their loved ones are going through; we operate with empathy and do all we can to help them with respect.
COMPETENCE
We pursue the highest standards in all that we do; we continually learn and innovate for better outcomes and preserved dignity.
COMMUNICATION
We work to ensure that each client leaves with increased mental health literacy skills to improve their communication with our team of clinicians.
COMMITTMENT
All of our clients and stakeholders can count on us. We start with the spirit of humility, dependability,
and collaboration in everything with do.
Meet the Team of Mental Health Experts
Ketty Lanyero
Psychological Counselor
Yasinto Oyat
Social Worker
Richard Owor
Mental Health Counselor
Rachel Crawford
Psychotherapist