“Everyone Deserves to Flourish in Life: Vida Plena Helps People Do Just That” by Vida Plena

Marginal Funding Post and Year 2 Updates Vida Plena in Summary Vida Plena exists to help people rebuild broken relationships, to grow new connections, and to rekindle hope. Vida Plena means “Flourishing Life” in Spanish and we strive to help people prosper and regain agency over their lives by providing evidence-based treatment for depression. Vida Plena strives to restore what depression robs; connectedness, professional abilities, and physical health. A 2021 Gallup poll ranked Ecuador as among the unhappiest people in the world, but only 0.04% of the national health budget is spent on mental health care. As a result, vulnerable Ecuadorians in critical need often lack access to mental health support. Vida Plena aims to address this gap by alleviating depression through accessible, evidence-based group interpersonal therapy (g-IPT), recommended by the WHO. We are the only organization dedicated to scaling mental health care across Ecuador, using a community-based [...] ---Outline:(00:06) Marginal Funding Post and Year 2 Updates(00:13) Vida Plena in Summary(01:25) Depression: harming all areas of life(02:49) It Takes a Village - What We’re Asking For(02:53) 1. Help a Life Flourish(05:16) 2. Funding for a Group Facilitator(05:59) 3. Funds to Expand(06:52) Hope: The Catalyst for Change(13:32) Cost-Effectiveness(14:45) Possible Reasons for Not Funding Vida Plena(15:18) How You Can Help:The original text contained 3 images which were described by AI. --- First published: November 13th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/xiocGtxCBue5m8uh7/everyone-deserves-to-flourish-in-life-vida-plena-helps --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.