Our Work
One purpose. Five distinct fields of work.
Begin here, then enter each dedicated area of SAWAB’s clinical, research, community, academic and rehabilitation practice.
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Each field has its own story.
The domains are connected in practice, but each page now has a focused narrative, relevant programmes and its own route through the work.
Clinical
Care that reaches beyond formal psychiatric settings.
- Identification and management of common mental disorders
- Integrated care through general healthcare systems
- Mental-health support within neurorehabilitation
Research
Knowledge generated through sustained clinical and community engagement.
- Trauma and disaster mental-health inquiry
- Long-term community follow-up
- Evidence for locally grounded interventions
Community
Mental health woven into homes, schools and places of belonging.
- Awareness and stigma reduction
- Community-rooted psychosocial support
- Partnership with local institutions and leaders
Academic
Scientific learning made useful to the wider care system.
- Continuing Medical Education
- Training for clinicians and medical trainees
- Knowledge sharing and protocol development
Rehabilitation
Recovery understood as dignity, agency and participation.
- Mental health within neurorehabilitation
- Holistic recovery and family wellbeing
- Livelihood-linked restoration of confidence
An integrated model
Recovery includes health, confidence and participation.
SAWAB’s rehabilitation collaboration with Voluntary Medicare Society connects mental wellbeing with neurorehabilitation, family life and livelihoods.
Read about rehabilitation