Table 1.

Goals of the Mental Health Coalition – Sierra Leone

Advocate with government bodies to pay more attention to mental health issues and work systematically to improve services for people with mental illness

Coordinate activities between NGOs and governmental agencies, allowing space for and facilitating networking

Empower stakeholders, particularly service users so that they can clearly voice their own priorities

Spread awareness about mental health and promote mental health in the general population

Support the empowerment of service users in Sierra Leone

Act as an advisory and monitoring body for the national mental health programme (strategic plan implementation, implementation of this project), and for other organisations requiring advice and information on mental health issues in Sierra Leone