- Implementing Organization: Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
- Type: Ecosystem Catalyst Grant
- Location: Senegal
Our Ecosystem Catalyst (EC) Grants help scale youth-led ideas, remove barriers to mental health prevention and promotion support, and test how youth-led innovation can work within and improve existing systems.
Ecosystem Building in Senegal
As per consulted stakeholders, Senegal’s first national mental health strategy is in development. This presents a key opportunity to strengthen mental health policies by integrating youth-focused prevention strategies and addressing gaps in evidence-based decision-making and stakeholder collaboration.
The Ecosystem Catalyst Project
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) will collaborate with key stakeholders, including government bodies, to enhance coordination and advocacy for data-driven youth mental health policies and ensure adequate resourcing to support a strong focus on prevention and promotion. CHAI will leverage existing networks and infrastructure, collaborating with relevant partners, particularly the Ministry of Health and Social Action (MSAS), to improve coordination and facilitate the monitoring, evaluation, digitization, and financing of data-driven approaches to youth mental health prevention and promotion.
By improving stakeholder coordination, data collection and advocacy efforts among key stakeholders, this project aims to position youth mental health prevention and promotion as a national priority. CHAI will contribute to influencing national youth mental health policies and resource allocation, while promoting innovative approaches to youth mental health.
