Country Focus
At least 78% of Indonesian adolescents have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) related to violence, bullying, harassment, and various forms of abuse—sexual, psychological, verbal, and physical—perpetrated by peers and family members. Stakeholders consulted in Indonesia’s landscape analysis overwhelmingly agreed that ACEs are a significant driver of youth mental health challenges, contributing to issues such as substance misuse, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and an increased risk of chronic mental illness.
While Indonesia has a strong national mental health policy framework, consulted stakeholders pointed out its implementation is hindered by decentralization, with varying governance structures across regions and localities. To ensure the effective execution of youth mental health initiatives, a coordinated approach to multi-stakeholder engagement at regional and local levels is crucial for alignment and accountability.
What we’re funding in Indonesia
Proof-of-concept funding:
Proof-of-concept (POC) funding up to $250,000 CAD will be awarded to early-stage projects that can implement, test and refine solutions to country-specific personal, social, and/or environmental factors impacting young people’s mental health and wellbeing in one of the 12 countries.
In Indonesia, we’re funding POC ideas to prevent adverse childhood experiences of violence among young people. These innovative solutions will help address peer and/or family violence, promote coping strategies and build resilience, with a goal of mitigating the mental health impacts of violence among young people aged 10-24 and their parents/caregivers.
Transition-to-scale funding:
Transition-to-scale (TTS) funding between $300,000 CAD and $1,500,000 CAD will be awarded to support tested mental health promotion and prevention approaches that align with country-specific priorities along their scaling journey to help catalyze their sustainability and impact.
In Indonesia, we’re funding TTS approaches to prevent adverse childhood experiences of violence among young people. These innovative solutions will help address peer and/or family violence, promote coping strategies and build resilience, with a goal of mitigating the mental health impacts of violence among young people aged 10-24 and their parents/caregivers.
Ecosystem catalyst funding:
Ecosystem catalyst (EC) funding between $200,000 CAD and $300,000 CAD will be awarded to organizations that can address priority barriers to scale, such as legislation, evidence, coordination, and mobilize demand to help mental health initiatives succeed and grow in one of 12 priority countries.
In Indonesia, we’re funding Ecosystem Catalyst projects that strengthen coordination among mental health stakeholders in to support accountability of national mental health policy implementation at regional and local levels, particularly those policies focused on youth, at all levels.
