Company Research Report: StrongMinds

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Company Overview

• Name: StrongMinds

• Mission: StrongMinds radically expands mental healthcare for people with depression globally, focusing particularly on providing free, community-based therapy in low-resource settings in Africa.

• Founded By: Sean Mayberry in 2013.

• Key People:

• Sean Mayberry: CEO and Founder

• Frank Harle: Zambia Country Director

• Eunice Kabahikyeho: Chief People Officer

• Vincent Mujune: Uganda Country Director

• Kim Valente: Chief Financial Officer

• Headquarters: Uganda (global headquarters also located here), with operational presence in Zambia, Kenya, and USA.

• Number of Employees: No specific information available.

• Revenue: No specific information available.

• Known For: Transformative mental health interventions using Interpersonal Group Therapy (IPT-G) for depression, proven impact on broader health, and social indicators through scalable and community-based approaches.

Products

• Interpersonal Group Therapy (IPT-G)

• Description: This group-based therapeutic model involves structured discussions to address depression triggers through interpersonal relationships. The model is adapted by StrongMinds for low-resource settings utilizing layperson facilitators.

• Key Features:

• Group sessions over a six to eight-week therapy cycle.

• Culturally adapted and scalable.

• Proven reduction in depression symptoms.

Recent Developments

• New Initiatives:

• Expansion into Kenya with government partnerships to train community health workers in providing IPT-G.

• Participation in the formation of the Coalition for Scaling Mental Health.

• USAID announced a three-year grant of $1 million to expand mental health services into existing USAID programs in Uganda.

• New Products or Features:

• Developed a six-week IPT-G model that enhances cost-effectiveness and scalability while maintaining therapeutic impact.

• Introduced mobile, print, and radio broadcast messages in response to COVID-19 for wider mental health awareness and coping strategy dissemination.

• New Partnerships:

• Collaboration with Mombasa County Government, Kenya for IPT-G training.

• Partnership with international organizations such as USAID to integrate mental health treatment into broader health services.

• Engagements with Windle International and Alliance Forum for the Development to extend services to refugee communities.

StrongMinds illustrates a concrete commitment to addressing depression through innovation, strategic partnerships, and sustainable community-oriented practices, showing measurable impacts not only on individual mental health but also on economic and social well-being within African communities.