Sychiatric Disability Organization (PDO Kenya)

Psychiatric Disability Organization is a user-led community-based mental health organisation from Nakuru, Kenya. It was formed and is run by mental health lived experience experts and clinicians.

We run a person-centred mental health care model that combines technological innovation and community-based psychosocial support. We train and deploy a network of peers who are the trusted sources of lay services and referrals. They can instantly refer patients to specialists through telepsychiatry, enabling underserved communities to access affordable, high-quality services. The goal is to ensure every person going through distress can access help and recover in dignity to lead a productive and fulfilling life, their social status notwithstanding.