Volunteering in Global Mental Health

• Part I. Key Principles, Theory and Concepts: 1. Background and principles of volunteering in global mental health Peter Hughes and Sam Gnanapragasam; 2. Humanitarian emergencies and global volunteering-principles Peter Hughes; 3. Ethical issues in global volunteering: ethicists perspective Ayesha Ahmed; 4. Ethical issues in global volunteering: practical considerations Sophie Thomson, Peter Hughes and Sam Gnanapragasam; 5. Benefits of global volunteering to the United Kingdom Peter Hughes; Part II. Practical Guide and Toolkit: 6. Preparation for global volunteering: professional, personal, psychological and practical Sophie Thomson; 7. Onsite: working in another country Peter Hughes and Sophie Thomson; 8. Implementing and delivering training as a global volunteer Sophie Thomson and Peter Hughes; 9. Psychosocial techniques toolkit Bradley Hillier, Peter Hughes and Sophie Thomson; 10. After the trip: coming home and sustainability Peter Hughes; 11. Monitoring, evaluation and research Sam Gnanapragasam and Prof Bhugra; Part III. Reflective Accounts and Perspectives of Global Mental Health Volunteering (Include a Map): 12. Myanmar-mental health training, recipient perspective Sai Kham Thaw; 13. Myanmar-mental health training, trainer perspective Sophie Thomson; 14. Somaliland-mental health training, recipient perspective Djibril Handuleh; 15. Somaliland and Malawi-mental health training, trainer perspective Mandip Jhetta; 16. Zimbabwe-diaspora perspective of volunteering Dorcas Gwata; 17. Sierra Leone-capacity building, trainee perspective on volunteering Dawn Harris, Roxanne Keynejad and Anna Walder; 18. Chad, Darfur, Haiti, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh-humanitarian field experiences Peter Hughes; 19. Sudan-mental health training, mhGAP trainer perspective Jane Mounty; 20. Kashmir-mental health training, royal college of psychiatrists VIPSIG training programme Sally Browning; 21. Ghana-supervisor perspective, RCPsych volunteer programme Peter Hughes; Part IV. Future of Global Volunteering: 22. Digital possibilities for the future Ruairi Page; 23. Global volunteering in mental health moving forward Sophie Thomson, Peter Hughes and Sam Gnanapragasam.

'This is an indispensable guide for those considering volunteering in global mental health but should also be read by global health practitioners - it provides a practical road map as well as a thoughtful consideration of ethical issues and how to navigate different sociocultural, economic and political contexts. The reflections from volunteers who have worked across very diverse settings injects authenticity and brings home the challenges, opportunities and rewards of taking an alternative path- I will keep coming back to this.' Rashida A. Ferrand, Professor of International Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK; Director of The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe