Table 2 Summary of selected country-specific mhLAP activities in Anglophone West African Countries till date

Process Indicators

Average number of engagement meetings held with policy makers per year

9

3

14

9

14

Number of policy makers and planners participating in each country’s Stakeholders Council

20

3

4

16

5

Output Indicators

Number of stakeholder groups involved in the Stakeholders’ Council

18

14

5

16

35

Number of members who have attended the 2 weeks leadership training course in Ibadan, Nigeria

6

7

7

67

11

Number of advocacy activity by type

TV = 8

TV and radio = 8

Radio = 5

TV = 23

TV and radio = 16

Radio = 11

SGM* = 5

School outreach = 6

Radio = 28

SGM* = 14

Newspapers = 19

Workshops = 1

Newspapers = 18

Workshops = 2

SGM* = 7

Policy meetings = 2

TOTAL = 11

SGM* = 3

Training seminar = 1

Workshops = 5

TOTAL = 16

Mental Health Walk and Rally =1

AGM^#= 1

TOTAL = 50

Printing and distribution of information leaflets

Conference = 1

Weekly mental health community outreach

TOTAL = 35

Family support group meeting

Prison outreach

TOTAL = 73

Number of engagement meetings with senior Government officials

Minister of Health = 2

Minister of Health = 1

Director of Social welfare

Mental Health Desk Officer, Federal

Minister of Health = 7

Director of Health = 2

Minister of Justice = 1

Probation officer, Min of Justice

Ministry of Health = 2

Minister of social Welfare, Gender and

Dir, Health promotion = 3

Minister for Gender, Children

Director of Mental health unit

State Ministry of health (Lagos) = 3

Children’s Affairs = 7

Director, Social Welfare = 1

and Social Protection = 1

Ministry of health and social welfare

State Ministry of Health (Kano) = 2

TOTAL = 14

Nat. Assembly = 1

TOTAL = 3

TOTAL = 8

TOTAL = 7

TOTAL = 9

Outcome Indicators

Country-specific situational analysis report prepared

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Evidence of heightened awareness about the salience of improving mental health services and/or reduction in stigmatization

Plans to review the mental health legislation are ongoing

Self help groups now undertake community mobilization and advocacy programs for mental health.

Efforts to rehabilitate the Catrine Mills rehabilitation centre.

Rehabilitation of homeless mentally ill citizens in some states. Revised mental health policy and legislation are under review

Mental health is now included in the Government’s 5 year vision plan (2012 – 2017).

Stakeholders strong participants in process of passing Mental Health Act, and now in advocating for its implementation

Mental Health Policy completed

Increased number of civil society groups and NGOs are now interested in mental health

Draft of mental health legislation under review

Success of annual conference, which has a strong international attendance each year

New NGOs now focus on Mental health.

Major celebration of World Mental Health Day each year