- Human rights
Vision
A Palestinian society that respects human rights and in which people live in dignity, free of oppression, and feel that their well-being is promoted
Mission
To develop GCMHP as knowledge-based institution to enhance the capacity of the community in dealing with mental health problems based on the principles of justice, humanity, and respect for human rights.
Children: Contribute to creating a non-violent environment where children can (grow) enjoy a healthy psychological development and where their rights to live peacefully are secured.
Human rights: To promote human rights and break the cycle of violence and human rights abuses that lead to mental health problems.
Women Empowerment: To contribute to the reduction of violence against women and to address its consequences in the Gaza Strip
Organizational development (strategic issue): To develop GCMHP to become knowledge based centre inspired by highest institutional professional and academic standards.
General Activities: that support and complement the strategic goals detailed above but that does not fall directly under any of these goals.
OBJECTIVE 1: CHILDREN (GOAL 1): To reinforce the factors enhancing resiliency in Palestinian Children
Objective 1.1: Contribute to developing the professional (Teachers-School counselor) capacity within schools to counter violence (risk Factor # 1) among children
Objective 1.2: Assist in developing a healthy psychosocial environment for children
Objective 1.3: Establishing a modeling approach in children service delivery in Strategic Partners
Objective 1.4: Influence psycho-social environment for the protection of children's and youth’s rights and the promotion of non-violence culture
Objective 1.5: Influence the social agenda of the Palestinian Society regarding children's and mental health
OBJECTIVE 2: Human Rights: (GOAL 2): To To assist in establishing a Palestinian Civil Society that comprehends and adopts proper human rights and mental health practices
Objective 2.1: Establishing a modeling approach in mental health service delivery for Strategic Partners
Objective 2.2: Assist in building a new turn taking in dialogue and respect among Palestinian civil society
Objective 2.3: Assist in improving the mental health of Palestinian people through the sensitization of Palestinian civil society to uphold human rights principles
Objective 2.4: Combat the human rights violations and the continuous cycle of violence through empowering Palestinian-Israeli Human Rights Organizations’ partnership
Objective 2.5: Enable victims of violence -referred to GCMHP centers by partner organizations- to cope with their traumatic experiences and evaluate the quality and impact of the rehabilitation process towards assuring best practice.
Objective 2.6: Influence the social agenda of the Palestinian Society regarding human right and mental health
OBJECTIVE 3: Women (GOAL 3) : To contribute to the reduction of violence against women and to address its consequences in the Gaza Strip
Objective 3.1: Broader scope of Protecting and empowering women victims of violence and at risk
Objective 3.2: Improve targeted communities awareness and abilities to address gender issues
Objective 3.3: Develop legal and social framework to protect women against domestic violence
OBJECTIVE 4: Institutional Capacity Building (GOAL 3): To transmit GCMHP school of thought as cultural movement to the Palestinian Civil Society
Objective 4.1: Develop new generations of mental health professionals
Objective 4.2: Build institutional capacity of GCMHP and other associated partners
Objective 4.3: Establish psychosocial services in grassroots organizations
Objective 4.4: Polarize Public and professional opinion towards proper community mental health and human right practices
Objective 4.5: Developing the capacity of Human Rights, Rehabilitation and Psychosocial NGOs.
Objective 4.6: Establishing of specialized applied research platform
Objective 4.7: Identifying the most efficient psychotherapeutic/ empowerment techniques used by GCMHP in order to standardize a cultural sensitive Intervention models