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

  • Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza
  • Rhoda Dimiti
  • Loretta Wilson
  • Bogere Deo
  • Caleb Wakhungu
  • kigozi Ali
  • Elaine Hunter
  • Jim Taylor
  • christine wanjiru wanjala
  • Benjamin Bugingo Mugisha
  • Eddie Nkurunungi
  • joshua agonya
  • Ndagire Elizabeth
  • nalubowa sylvia
  • Cerdic
  • Emma Highfield

Blog Posts

isabirye peter

Hullo

Posted by isabirye peter on December 6, 2011 at 7:07pm 1 Comment

How are you doing heartsounds users for Peter iam doing well yesterday,

we traveled as a group of four to Masaka Regional Referal  Hospital,

to see whether we are cleared by the Administrator but all in vain,

Today Tuesday early morning we were at the office of the Administrator,

from 9:00AM -12:45PM until 4:00PM that is when we were cleared;can you

margin. We had the focus group with pcos @ 3:30pm. Besides that we are

all doing well every one is…

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isabirye peter

Hullo

Posted by isabirye peter on December 5, 2011 at 6:21am 0 Comments

Hullo fellow friends of heartsound user peter Isabirye is my name

I thank you very much for inviting me to these website. iam discovering

alot about peoples who are mental champions. Indeed i thank Joseph and Eddie

who invited me to a workshop who trained me in focus group which

is an eye opener iam finding people with different health problems

especially patient living with epelpsy.

I thank you Doctors of east London who usually support us…

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ALEW JANYARE DONATUS

So fine

Posted by ALEW JANYARE DONATUS on November 30, 2011 at 5:55pm 0 Comments

I am swallowing  my medicine, not even forgetting a day, every thing is fine my studies r good. with good health of mind i have manage feel so better, i have managed to go more than two weeks without becoming paranoid, that is too much fear.    

Bogere Deo

FOCUS GROUP IN JINJA.

Posted by Bogere Deo on November 24, 2011 at 12:24pm 1 Comment

As member of heartsounds, the training has been wonderful because we exchanged ideas & skills as service users,

arcording to the P.C.O.S they said the training changes them alot in their services, keep on.

Bogere Deo

THE TRAINING.

Posted by Bogere Deo on November 23, 2011 at 8:19pm 3 Comments

THIS IS REALY CHANGING SERVICE USERS ALOT IN MANY WAYS,LET ME SAY WE GAIN CONFIDENCE AND @ THE SAME TIME DISCOVER OUR RIGHTS MANAGING MENTAL ILLNESS ETC, THEN I THANK GUYS IN EAST LONDON FOR FINANCING US AND THE WHOLE BOARD OF H.S.U. GODBLESS........

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

Master Foods Catering & Barbeque Services

P.O.Box 30221 Kampala
Ave Maria Rd Nsambya
Fax: +256 414 231225
Tel: +256 414 269438 / +256 782 783318

WE OFFER SUPERB CATERING AND BARBECUE SERVICES and provide employment opportunities to users.

 

 

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Forum

Wendy Garner

Staying Well

Started by Wendy Garner in Sample Title. Last reply by Odoki Jimmy Acellam Jan 6. 3 Replies

Agaba John

introduction and give away ceremony

Started by Agaba John in Sample Title. Last reply by Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza Nov 27, 2011. 4 Replies

Agaba John

INTRODUCTION.GIVE AWAY AND WEDDING

Started by Agaba John in Sample Title. Last reply by DANIEL MWESIGWA IGA Aug 17, 2011. 4 Replies

See you in Nsambya - At the Heartsounds cafe.....books to borrow!

Come and support the fabulous Heartsounds internet cafe in Kampala. Come and surf the net (free if you are a user of mental health services), offer equipment or cash or expertise, or borrow the books that have been donated by others.

DIRECTIONS:- Those coming by taxi should board Nsambya Ave Maria Taxis in the old taxi park and get out on the sign post of Rock foundation school and Life resurrection Centre on Ave Maria Rd about 200m after branching off from the main tarmac road. Then they come to AJK Internet cafe where the centre is found.


Telephone: Fixed line +256 414 269438

Heartsounds Centre Library Books Collection(1).xls

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Rhoda Dimiti left a comment for Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza
Your right about that.
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Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza left a comment for Rhoda Dimiti
Its a two way thing, beneficial to the one giving peer support and the one receiving.  Win, win situation.
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Rhoda Dimiti left a comment for Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza
Thanks Joseph.... Its good to be back. And i am very interested in participating in the DFID keep me posted. It would be a good thing for the community.
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Being with my Friends and Loved ones... :D
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Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza left a comment for Rhoda Dimiti
You are welcome back from hospital Rhoda, now that you are back in the community, lets start from where we stopped b4 your admission.  You are back at the time when we are to start a program funded by DFID to develop a peer support model and…
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kigozi Ali commented on Kevin Wallace's video
kigozi ali I WOULD  like to thank Mr Davie and JIm Talyor for organising  film club
Jan 23
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Cerdic left a comment for Elaine Hunter
Hi Elaine, can't believe you have just joined.... so enjoying the wonderful work you are doing to build psychological skills in Uganda.  Wishing you well. x
Jan 21
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Joseph Atukunda Kahigiriza left a comment for Elaine Hunter
You are most welcome to this website of mental health champions Elaine.  Cheers
Jan 21
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Elaine Hunter is now a member of Heartsounds Jan 21
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Benjamin Bugingo Mugisha left a comment for christine wanjiru wanjala
Welcome Christine to this site of mental health.. You have a big role to play in advocating for mental health in Uganda. We look forward to hearing from you and probable visit our office in Nsambya Ave Maria road.
Jan 21

YouTube

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The Main Man - an interview

Notes

A UK user organisation for your interest

Created by Cerdic Dec 12, 2011 at 10:32pm. Last updated by Cerdic Dec 12, 2011.

A wonderful UK poet with wisdom on recovery

Please have a look at this site which touches on recovery, parenthood and more

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Created by Cerdic Sep 20, 2011 at 11:52am. Last updated by Cerdic Sep 20, 2011.

Stopping violence at Butabika

The Butabika Link (which links East London and Ugandan MH services) has recently received funding for a project designed to reduce aggression against patients and staff at Butabika Hospital in Uganda. Read the attachment for more information
To find out more or get involved in Butabika Link work, write to butabika.link@eastlondon.nhs.uk

Loretta Wilson (Volunteer Journalist and survivorINTERVIEW WITH MATTHEW WHITAKKER - final.doc)

Peer Support Workers

Formalising Peer support approaches to promote recovery (Simon Bradstreet Mental Health Review 2006).pdfThe untapped resource in many health systems is the user themselves. Peer Support Workers are people who have experienced/survived mental health services before and are now providing emotional and practical support to those currently using services. This kind of role may have great potential to respond to stigma and lack of opportunity whilst tackling the lack of available health workers. Here is some reading material aboutDeveloping Peer Specialist Roles Literature Review.pdf

Dulwich Centre news

An interesting presentation.

 

http://http://narrativetherapyonline.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=16&topic=1

David Denborough in action - London 2010

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