METHODIST CHURCH NIGERIA AMAUDO ITUMBAUZO 2016 ANNUAL REPORT AMAUDO ITUMBAUZO PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 01-12 AMAUDO IS COMMUNITY WHERE WE WORK WORSHIP PLAY EAT & CELEBRATE TOGETHER CENTRE FOR MENTALLY ILL DESTITUTE (Healing heads, hearts and humans) P.M.B. 1020, Bende, Abia State, Nigeria email: [email protected] Website: www .amaudo.org TEL: 08074771781 VVISIONISION A world, in which people with mental illness and Children with Physical and learning disabilies are accepted, supported and have their human rights upheld by their families, communies and society. MISMISSIONSION Amaudo Itumbauzo implements programmes which support, inform and rehabilitate people with mental illness and Children with physical and learning disabilies. Amaudo challenges human rights abuses, advocates for equal opportunies and is commied to ensuring that mental health issues make it onto the health agenda of policy makers Board Members 1. Rt. Rev O. C. Chiemeka (JP) - Chairman 11. Dr. (Mrs.) Nwakanma N C. 2. Sir Emmanuel Ndukwe (KJW) 12. Mrs Nnenna Chikezie 3. Sis. Rosalind Nkechi Colwill 13. Chief (Mrs) Hazel Kalu 4. Very Rev I.O Ekeke 5. Rector MTI Umuahia 14. Mr. John Mba 6. Sir Emerson Nwakanma (KJW) 15. Elder Stanley O. Uwadinachi 7. Sir Eddy Ogbonna (KJW) 16. Barr. Acho Ochonma 8. Dr. G. O. C Okafor 17. Very Rev Kenneth E. Nwaubani 9. Bro Chukwemerie E. Ikechukwu 10. Mr. Nkwachukwu Agomoh DIRECTOR’S REVIEW n 2016, Amaudo continued to provide rehabilitation for people Iwho are mentally ill and homeless including rehabilitation for children with physical and learning disabilities in Abia State and beyond. The Centre focused on picking 56 people who are mentally ill and h o m e l e s s o f f t h e s t r e e t s f o r rehabilitation. We targeted to successfully rehabilitate, discharge and reunite 30 people who are mentally ill and homeless with their families. Other targets include provision of affordable and accessible mental health care for Very Rev. Kenneth Nwaubani people with mental illness in local (Director) communities through 54 nurses lead community mental health clinic Amaudo picked 49 people who were i n c l u d i n g c o m m u n i t y b a s e d mentally ill and homeless off the street rehabilitation (CBR) for 180 children for rehabilitation at the centre in with physical and learning disabilities Itumbauzo. 30 people of the number in 3 Local Government areas in Abia picked were rehabilitated and certified State. mentally stable to live with their families and society. They were discharged and reunited with their The centre set to achieve these targets rd through picking of mentally ill destitute families on 3 December, 2016. off the major streets of cities in Abia Rehabilitation was provided for 180 State for rehabilitation, identification children with physical and learning and visit of children with disabilities in disabilities like cerebral palsy, physical communities for rehabilitation, impairment, down syndrome, autism creating awareness on mental health spectrum and mental retardation in and referral of people with mental their communities in Bende, Ohafia and illness to the 54 community mental Isuikwuato Local Government Areas health clinics located in Local of Abia State. Parents of the children Government Area in South East were supported and educated on how to Nigeria. manage their children at home. METHODIST CHURCH NIGERIA, AMAUDO ITUMBAUZO P AGE 01 need”. The WHO maintained that with We recorded total of 701 new referrals proper care, psychosocial assistance to the community mental health clinics and medication tens of millions could for treatment and 9577 visits to the be treated of depression, schizophrenia, clinic for treatment by old clients. The and epilepsy, and prevented from community mental health programme suicide and begin to lead normal lives- helps to address the problem of even where resources are scarce. This is affordable and accessible mental health the reason Amaudo Mental Health Care care thereby closing the mental health Programmes are very important and gap in Nigeria. relevant in Nigeria. Aware of the human rights of the people with mental illness to live in healthy Amaudo is committed to strengthening and safe environment and committed to collaboration with local and foreign respect and promote those rights, partners to ensure that quality and Amaudo embarked on projects to evidence based mental health care is assure the Health, Safety and Dignity of provided for people with mental health people with mental illness undergoing problems as well as advocating for their rehabilitation at the centre at human rights. Amaudo will also Itumbauzo. The projects include a continue to provide community based water sanitation project which rehabilitation for children with converted 34 pit toilets to water system physical and learning disabilities. toilets and reticulation of water to all residential houses, reroofing of We therefore urge all our partners to 5residential houses with long span continue to support Amaudo to provide aluminium roofing sheets, purchase of treatment, care and support for people 84 new iron bed and 80 new foams, with mental illness and children with refurbishment of residential houses and physical and learning disabilities in others. Abia State and other parts of South East Nigeria. According to the WHO “mental, neurological and substance use disorders are common in all regions of the world, affecting every community and age group across all income countries. While 14% of all the global burden of disease is attributed to disorders, most of the people affected – 75% in many low – income countries do not have access to treatment they PAGE 02 METHODIST CHURCH NIGERIA, AMAUDO ITUMBAUZO DETAILS OF THE 2016 REPORT REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MENTALLY 1. ILL AND HOMELESS IN 2016 maudo targeted to pick 56 people reintegrated with their families and society. who are mentally ill and homeless This reveals that we achieved 80 % of our Ain 2016 for rehabilitation. The target for picking and 100% of people with centre also targeted to achieve successful mental illness targeted for successful rehabilitation of 30 people out of the 56 rehabilitation and reunion with families. people picked for rehabilitation. 49 people who were mentally ill and homeless were picked off the streets of major cities in Abia State like Umuahia, Aba, Ohafia. They were taken to the centre at Itumbauzo for rehabilitation. 30 people with mental illnesses were successfully rehabilitated, discharged and Figure 1 Cleaning up a new resident METHODIST CHURCH NIGERIA, AMAUDO ITUMBAUZO P AGE 03 THE 2016 DISCHARGE AND REUNION SERVICE 2.FOR 30 REHABILITATED RESIDENTS The 2016 discharge service was C h a i r m a n R t . R e v O . C Also in attendance were the held on 3rd December 2016 at Chiemeka. The service was Ladies of Knights of the Amaudo centre. attended by the wife of the Archdiocese of Umuahia led by The service is a ceremony to Executive Governor of Abia the Chairperson Lady Ngozi E mark the successful recovery of State Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu who Alighili and Members of the the people who are mentally ill was ably represented by the wife host community and the Media. and homeless from their of the Deputy Governor of Abia The service featured formal sickness and the joy of reunion S t a t e L a d y Vi v i a n U d e discharge and reunion of with their families. Okochukwu. Other dignitaries discharged residents with their included Kate Lumley and relatives, donation of gifts to 30 residents who completed Daniel Warren from Amaudo U Amaudo by the wife of the their rehabilitation and were K , Sir Emma Ndukwe the Governor, Ladies of Knights certified mentally stable to live Chairman of Management, The and other dignitaries. with their families and society Honourable Commissioner for participated in the service. 25 Women Affairs and Social During the service the Director representatives of various D e v e l o p m e n t w h o w a s of Amaudo Very Rev Kenneth families of the discharged represented by Dr (Mrs) Nnenna Nwaubani and the Board residents were at the service for Chikezie the Permanent C h a i r m a n R t . R e v O . C the reunion and reintegration Secretary and other staff of the Chiemeka in their separate with their relative who has Ministry , Pastor Okey Dike the addresses urged the wife of the recovered from mental illness. T r a n s i t i o n C o m m i t t e e Governor of Abia State to plead C h a i r m a n B e n d e L o c a l with the Governor to rehabilitate The discharge service was Government Area. the Amaudo road which has o f fi c i a t e d b y t h e B o a r d been in a deplorable condition. Figure 2 Lady Vivian Ude Okochukwu wife of the Deputy Governor Abia State made donations to Amaudo on behalf of the Wife of the Governor Figure 4 Lady Ngozi E, Alighili (Ph.D) Figure 3 Lady Vivian UdeOkochukwu Chairperson Ladies of Knights Archdiocese of handed over discharge certificate to one the Umuahia handed over discharge equipment to a discharged residents discharged resident PAGE 04 METHODIST CHURCH NIGERIA, AMAUDO ITUMBAUZO TRAINING FOR RELATIVES OF DISCHARGED RESIDENTS ON “MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT SKILLS FOR PEOPLE WITH 3.MENT AL ILLNESS AT HOME” H a v i n g i d e n t i fi e d T h e 2 0 1 6 t r a i n i n g o n e d i s c u s s i o n a n d ignorance, wrong beliefs, program for the relatives counselling.