Stigma is the biggest barrier to mental health support in many communities. It’s not the disability itself, it’s the shame, discrimination, and exclusion that follow. When Sarah Osborne began leading the Psychiatric Survivors Association in Fiji, she knew exactly what good partnership should look like, partners who asked instead of assumed, who listened instead of dictated, who invested in her team’s growth and not just project timelines.
In this Mental Health Awareness Month, Sarah shares what transformed her work and why sustained, respectful partnership matters. When organisations working with people with lived experience of mental health challenges are treated with dignity and heard, everything changes. Their communities feel it. Their members thrive. And the work becomes truly transformative.
Watch the video to learn more about our partnership approach and how we support community organisations in the Pacific.
