Heartsounds

The voice of experience-generating mental health

Our background

Heartsounds is an innovative initiative bringing together UK and Ugandan Mental Health champions to work together and learn from each others experience.

Read more about Heartsounds, about the Butabika Link and the
Tropical Health and Education Trust

Members

  • Cerdic
  • X-man
  • Spider
  • Maggy
  • Rita Cossie Isingoma
  • Jeremy Wallace
  • Wilson Kutegeka
  • Atukunda Joseph
  • Richard mpango
  • Nathalie McDermott
  • Phyl Jones
  • Linda Tibihikirra
  • Bob
  • Lucy Maria Swift
  • Carleen Scott
  • Juliet Agwalo

Blog Posts

Atukunda Joseph

Help the baby Serendipity Centre for mental health

Dear brothers and sisters on heartsounds,
Hope you are okay and a nice festive season. As I informed you before, the Serendipity center kicked off in a small way with a small internet cafe and library. I made a request for donation of books and Cerdic has promised to dispatch a box of 30 books in three weeks time. Let us all give our thanks to him. We still have the challenge of paying the monthly charge of 70 pounds to the internet provider. Fortunately, we do not pay rent for the premises as t… Continue

Posted by Atukunda Joseph on January 9, 2010 at 8:33am — 1 Comment

Atukunda Joseph

Donate books to the Serendipity Centre Library

Hallo all,
The Serendipity Centre has openned a small internet cafe and library on Ave maria road Nsambya and services are free to service users with the public paying to maintain the centre. We call upon all well wishers to donate books to our library which is poorly stocked at the moment. You can contact me for a mailing address. We appreciate even one book if its all one has to offer.
Thanks, cheers and regards
Joseph Atukunda
Centre Coordinator

Posted by Atukunda Joseph on December 1, 2009 at 11:01am — 9 Comments

Kinobi Paul

What expertise can Paul Kinobi bring to the serendipty centre

Kinobi Paul is a consultant with a wide range of leadership and organisation effectiveness skills. He has experience in starting up organisations for currently is heading Africa Mentoring institute which is dealing with capacity building, research and HIV/AIDS Management. I believe I can bring alot of skills in trying to formulate the organisation start up and systems, training the members who will be involved and positioning them, work out the vision, mission, strategies and action plan. In ter… Continue

Posted by Kinobi Paul on October 28, 2009 at 5:47pm — 1 Comment

Kinobi Paul

Thanks for Welcoming Kinobi Paul

What are the things which you are inviting me do to so that we can help our fellows. I would love to know them. By the way, I have appreciated the way many fellows are participating. I love it for I believe it brings experience and sharing together and moreso the confidence that at many foras different organisations are working hard to eradicated the stigma and empower the fellows. Let's keep it us even sharing is a great achievement.

All the best.

Paul Kinobi

Posted by Kinobi Paul on October 22, 2009 at 7:48am — 1 Comment

ARNOLD RUCECERWA

Just For Laughs

THIS IS REAL GOOD & ALSO SO VERY SIMPLE

Real story happened with famous Heart Surgeon
Lt. Dr. Nitu Mandke. He had done many heart operations.

A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads from the motor of a car when he spotted the famous heart surgeon in his shop, who was standing off to the side, waiting for the service manager to come to take a look at his car. The mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hello Doctor! Please come over here for a minute.”

The famous surgeon a bit surprised, w… Continue

Posted by ARNOLD RUCECERWA on October 6, 2009 at 2:40pm

Request for books

This is a general request for books related to involving users of services, basic counselling and mental health. Joseph Atukunda, service user leader in Kampala, has started up an internet cafe that is free for service users. He wants to have some books available about mental health for visitors to us.
If you get them to Cerdic at 22 Commercial Street, E1 6LP, London, UK he will get them to Uganda
He is also looking for sponsorship of equivalent to £20 a week for the internet subscription for the cafe. You can choose to sponsor the cafe directly through the butabika link by contacting cerdic.hall@eastlondon.nhs.uk

USF Jinja Rice Growing Scheme

USF (Jinja) budget outline.jpgUSF (Jinja) proposal.jpgThe capacity to earn money is key in Uganda where no government benefits system exists. Support mental health service users gaining economic power by getting behind the Uganda Schizophrenia Fellowship (Jinja) rice growing project. Read about it on attached document and see what your donation could buy on the attached budget.
 

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Cerdic

What skills, expertise and enthusiasm do you bring to the Serendipity Centre project? 8 Replies

Started by Cerdic. Last reply by Cerdic Jan 28.

Winfred Ametefe

Mental Health legislation in Uganda 15 Replies

Started by Winfred Ametefe. Last reply by Cerdic Oct. 23, 2009.

Ursula Read

article on mental health in primary care in Uganda

Started by Ursula Read Oct. 22, 2009.

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Supporting the development of services for psychologically traumatised people

Psychologist Dr Patricia d'Ardenne is climbing Mount Kiliminjaro in October to further boost the capacity of Ugandan health professionals to work effectively with those that have experienced trauma via war, torture, accidents and natural disasters. Please see her fundraising site

to support her directly.

Latest Activity

Cerdic commented on Cerdic's event 'IHL Funding scheme decision on Ugandan User bid'
Am sad to inform we did not succeed in the bid for this great project. The Butabika Link between Butabika Hospital and East London NHS Foundation Trust was however successful with its bid to train PCO's in counselling skills during the next three ye…
February 2
Cerdic updated an event
February 1, 2010 to February 5, 2010
We (East London NHS Foundaiton trust, Mental Health Uganda, Uganda Schizophrenia Fellowship and Butabika Hospital)hear today whether our bid to carry out a project to boost user participation in mental health development has been successful in getti…
February 1
Wilson Kutegeka left a comment for Wilson Kutegeka
January 29
Wilson Kutegeka left a comment for Atukunda Joseph
January 29
Cerdic left a comment for Wilson Kutegeka
January 28
Cerdic replied to Cerdic's discussion 'What skills, expertise and enthusiasm do you bring to the Serendipity Centre project?'
HI Linda, when you say public student...do you mean public health?....what an important area! What kind of reception do you receive when you talk to others?
January 28
Atukunda Joseph left a comment for Cerdic
January 28
Atukunda Joseph left a comment for Wilson Kutegeka
January 28
Atukunda Joseph left a comment for Atukunda Joseph
January 28
Cerdic left a comment for Richard mpango
January 28
Cerdic left a comment for Atukunda Joseph
January 28
Wilson Kutegeka is now a member of Heartsounds
Welcome Them!
January 28
 
 

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USF Masaka Community Awareness project proposal

Project_proposal_original.doc>

Click below to read the Feb 09 project proposed by the Masaka branch of the Uganda Schizophrenia Fellowship. Community awareness is an inspiring priority!

Please leave comments, suggestions and offers of assistance at the forum!

Notes

serendipity notes

What is serendipity?

From Wikpedia

Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated.

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From Dictionary.com

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Created by Cerdic Sep 19, 2009 at 2:10pm. Last updated by Cerdic Sep. 20, 2009.

Quote of the day

BOMBAY HOSPITAL MOTTO
adapted from a quotation of Mahatma Gandhi
"A PATIENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN OUR HOSPITAL. HE IS NOT AN INTERRUPTION TO OUR WORK, HE IS THE PURPOSE OF IT. HE IS NOT AN OUTSIDER IN OUR HOSPITAL. HE IS A PART OF IT. WE ARE NOT DOING HIM A FAVOUR BY SERVING HIM, HE IS DOING US A FAVOUR BY GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO." Continue

Created by Cerdic Jul 11, 2009 at 6:51pm. Last updated by Cerdic Sep. 19, 2009.

Heartsounds helps university students


</</a>p> Check out the link to the presentation by Julie Attenborough and Lisa Reynolds from City University related to the Heartsounds filming that happened in September 2008.

LInk here to see how the video clips were used to educate others

Peer Support projects - reading

Those who have experienced mental health problems are the great untapped resource in mental health service development. Formalising Peer support approaches to promote recovery (Simon Bradstreet Mental Health Review 2006).pdfHere is one way that the expertise of users could be utilised. Developing Peer Specialist Roles Literature Review.pdfEast London NHS Foundation Trust is going to be trialling a scheme to use 'Peer Support Workers' to support patients during the weeks between discharge and settling in at home. Peer support Very Brief summary.doc

Drama in Jinja challenges stigma

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Drama in Jinja challenges stigma.Emmanuel Mfumba and Fred Kasubi are delighted to inform Heartsounds that USF Jinja drama project is ready for your interest and support. They say "we intend to begin from July to December and this talented group have got the potential to be a leading mental health drama group not only in Eastern Uganda, but all over Uganda...we hope the Minister of Health will officially launch them when we have achieved the National Theatre level, hopefully by next year. This is our wish and prayer and we hope our dream will come true"! Read our outline and budget summary to see how you can support us.
 

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