Our team has developed an effective youth mental health treatment (called "Shamiri"). Shamiri is delivered cost-effectively through a youth-led youth-oriented healthcare model that we call Project Thrive! Through Project Thrive!, we are building a future where mental health problems do no limit the potential of our youth
We have focused on youth mental health for two reasons:
Project Thrive! is our for-youth and by-youth mental healthcare model that combines an effective mental health intervention with a scalable caregiving system to ensure that no youth is left behind.
The Shamiri intervention strengthens character strengths in young people to improve wellbeing, social relationships, and functioning
The Shamiri intervention is delivered cost-effectively by Thrive! Fellows who are 18-to-22 year-old near peers with no mental health background
Thrive! Fellows are supported by Thrive! Supervisors (with a mental health background) and can access a network of expert clinicians (Thrive! Network)
40%
improvement in mental health
Youths report reductions in mental health problems that are comparable (and often exceed) those of traditional and costly mental health treatments
71%
of youths improve grades by 2.5%
Youths report improvements in academic grades after Project Thrive! They also report improvements in interpersonal relationships
6x
cheaper than local alternatives
Delivering Project! Thrive is 6x cheaper than psychotherapy in Kenya (and 40x cheaper than psychotherapy in the US and similar economies)