Who are we?
innovative solutions developed
3
Experienced professionals on team.
10
Children & Youth supported.
500+
Our Values?
1.
Lived Experiences
We value the lived experiences of young people, families, and the community and use these views to inform our work.
2.
Collaboration
We work with other local, national, and global research and community partners to ensure we are developing and implementing gold-standard projects and research in youth mental health.
3.
Empowerment
We ensure that young people are integral to the initiation and development of research priorities and projects, and that they are empowered as partners in the research process.
4.
Quality Research and Innovation
We value rigorous scientific methodology, whilst embracing novel ways of working, new strategies, and opportunities.
Our History
In 2018, while working as a campus sexual reproductive health peer educator and student’s rights activist at the University of Zimbabwe, our founder recognized the need for an organization that could focus on youth mental health. This conviction came soon after Ntokozo Nyathi was diagnosed with major depression and anxiety disorder in 2017 and struggled to access mental health services.
His journey since then has exposed him to the challenges experienced by people with mental disorders within and outside of the mental health sector. In 2018, he almost dropped out of university and was committed to a mental health institution as he was considered insane and thus faced inhumane treatment and abuse. Thus, having seen first-hand the struggles and lack of access to treatment for those suffering from mental illness, he was inspired to find a solution.
In late 2018, he read about the findings of mad studies, an initiative that allows for social understanding and encourages appreciation of how we can be made mad by society and our circumstances in it. This encouraged him to commit himself to fighting for mental health and human rights. The idea for the Youth Support Network, a survivor-led youth movement.
MEET OUR TEAM
Our team
Ntokozo Nyathi
Clinical Social Worker/Lived Experiences Expert
Maya Brown
Social Worker
Brian Moyo
Youth Counsellor
Pola Johnson
Programs Coordinator
What Drives Us?
Our Mission
Our mission is to create innovative child and youth mental health solutions that are based on research and are sustainable and replicable.
Our Vision
Our vision is to put people with lived experiences at the heart of our programs, ensuring their voices are heard and their contributions are valued in research and programming.
+90 537 647 5884
+263 779 710 340
info@youthsupportnetwork.com
Forestry Commission Building, East Wing, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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