Foundation Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi (GIP-T)

The Foundation Global Initiative on Psychiatry –Tbilisi is a Georgian-based not-for-profit organization that assists professional communities, NGOs, international agencies, governments, universities, and other development institutions in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and other countries (i.e. Ukraine) to improve rights-based mental health care.

The organization started its activities in May 2003, under the name of “Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi” as the Regional Support Centre for the Caucasus and Central Asia. In April 2005 the name of the organization was changed to “Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi” (GIP-Tbilisi). GIP-Tbilisi is a member of the GIP Federation with other partner GIP organizations.

GIP – Tbilisi aims to work at 3 levels of society to achieve maximal effect:

MICRO

To introduce and develop innovative, culturally sensitive, acceptable approaches to mental health care GIP-T supports innovative projects. services and activities.

MESO

To foster rights-based mental health care GIP-T provides and supports the dissemination of modern literature, capacity building, workshops, and local and international conferences, and partners with universities. Research is a priority that allows us to find new knowledge and evidence that could inform programs, policies, and practices in the mental health field.

MACRO

The main strategy is to influence the governments and other key stakeholders to shift towards rights-based care, and conform to universal human rights mechanisms and modern standards of global mental health; to support the development of relevant mental health policies, programs, and plans; to create the monitoring mechanism and supervising independent bodies for ensuring respect and autonomy of people with mental ill health.

Priority Program Areas:

Protection and Advocacy of Human Rights of people with mental disorders and disabilities
Improving legislation, programs, and policies
Emergency mental health and psychosocial support systems
Support of deinstitutionalization and community-based care
Promotion of Child and adolescent mental health
Advancement of knowledge and practices in the Psychotrauma field and psychosocial aid for trauma survivors
Promotion of Juvenile Justice reform
Improving Forensic psychiatry and prison mental health
E-mental health

Projects of GIP-Tbilisi:

2022 HEALTH PROMOTION STATE PROGRAM

Campaign to raise awareness of the harm of substance addiction and gambling in the target population Duration - 08/09/2022 – 21/12/2022 Donor: National Center for Disease Control and Public Health NCDC

UN JP HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL – PHASE II

Duration: 15/06 2021 – 28/02 2022 Donor: UNDP

SUPPORTING STUDENTS (YOUNG PEOPLE) MENTAL HEALTH AS THEY RETURN TO SCHOOLS DURING COVID-19

Duration 28/09/2021–31/12/ 2021 Donor: UNICEF

ADDRESSING COVID-19 STRESS AND TRAUMA

Location: Tbilisi and Regions of Georgia Duration: 10/02/2022 – 25/02 2022 Donor: WHO CO Georgia

MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR PARENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ADJARA REGION

Duration: 15 June 2020 – 31 December 2020 Donor: UNICEF

DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LEVEL IN GEORGIA (DEMCOV-PHC)

Duration: 10/10/2020 –31/03/ 2021 Donor – WHO CO Georgia

MH 2R - PROMOTING RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDERS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES (PWMD) IN GEORGIA.

Partners: Alliance for Better Mental Health, Institute of Democracy, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Duration: 01/02/2018 – 30/09/2020 Donor: European Delegation to Georgia

SUPPORT OF THE REHABILITATION AND RESOCIALIZATION OF PERSONS IN CONFLICT WITH LAW VIA DEVELOPING THE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Duration: 01 May, 2021 – 30 April, 2022 Donor: U.S. Embassy in Georgia

Since April 2019, GIP-T has run a mental health service in 2 main cities of Georgia – Club Synergy Tbilisi and Batumi, offering multidisciplinary care to adolescents and youth (14-25) and their family members.

Team of GIP-Tbilisi:

Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi

eXECUTIVE Director - Nino Makhashvilli, MD, PhD

Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi

program coordinator -Jana Javakhishvili, PhD

Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi

project manager - Tamar Okujava, MD

Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi

project manager - Maia Khundadze, MD

Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi

FINANCE MANAGER - Irina Chopikashvili

Global Initiative on Psychiatry – Tbilisi

finance and administrative assistant - Nino Mkurnali

Annual Reports of GIP-Tbilisi:

FLYER OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES NR. 1

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FLYER OF THE PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES NR. 2

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Contacts

7 Gabashvili Str. | Tbilisi 0162 Georgia
Tel. 995 32 2235314
tbilisi@gip-global.org