Careif was founded by Professor Kamaldeep Bhui (pictured left) and Dr Albert Persaud (pictured right) having earlier set up a similar organisation with the University of Aukland in 2001. They were frustrated at the failure of so many mental health systems to share and learn from the experience of others, particularly the users of those services.

Drawing on their own experiences as leading figures in the world of transcultural psychiatry, they established Careif in 2007 as a means to bridge the gap between the clinician, the communities, and the individual, believing that all groups have much to contribute to each other.

Careif’s vision is that sharing knowledge changes lives. We work in collaboration with global stakeholders in mental health, and on fostering strategic links, nationally and internationally, with like-minded organisations.