Matthew Dickson: Mental Health in Developing Countries & Mental Health Tips

Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 5 p.m.

b"Matthew Dickson,\\xa0a mental health advocate and speaker\\xa0helps people with mental illness in developing countries get access to basic mental health care through his Mind Aid platform.\\xa0Mind Aid acts as a hub that steers people towards organizations working for the cause.\\xa0It\\u2019s the world's first website with all the organizations working on the cause on one site (they are otherwise scattered across the web).\\xa0These organizations use models of basic mental health care that are low-cost, proven effective, and scalable.\\n\\n\\n\\t\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\tSome of these organizations have been endorsed by Bill Clinton, Forest Whitaker, Arcade Fire, Ashley Judd, as well as Robin Williams's son, Zak Williams, and Tim Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics.\\xa0Matthew has successfully recovered from schizophrenia and has bicycled across Canada."